WHO warns that AIDS-related deaths can multiply during the pandemic
- The World Health Organization (WHO) has raised to half a million people the number of deaths in Africa due to the lack of vaccines and basic medicines generated by the pandemic, according to the media Democracy Now.
The WHO estimates that the effects of the 2008 crisis on health systems in both countries may be similar to those in 2008. At that time, about one million people died from AIDS-related illnesses.
Several countries in Africa, including Nigeria, the most populous country on the continent, have begun to alleviate coronavirus confinements. South Africa is the most positive country in Africa and has adopted severe austerity measures. However, it has recently allowed you to go out on the street to do physical exercise and distribute food to the city's restaurants.
The chart below shows the estimated number of adults with HIV in each country:
