Abstract
The lives of African children are touched daily by the tragedy of death, and death is their greatest fear. Since the pandemic of AIDS began in the late 1970s more than 16 million Africans have died. The 25.3 million Africans living with AIDS have virtually no access to the anti-retroviral drugs that are readily available in the West. While pharmaceutical companies and western governments discuss bringing pharmaceuticals to HIV-infected Africans, discussion has not led to action. The lack of political will by various governments and the international community to respond to the HIV/AIDS tragedy could be defined as mass murder.
Get full access to this article
View all access options for this article.