Originally published July 8 2005
UNICEF urges greater AIDS action in Mozambique
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
UNICEF Resident Representative Leila Pakkala claims that more than a million children under the age of eighteen are either living with the virus, caring for HIV-positive parents or other close family members, or have lost one or both parents to the pandemic.
The UN Children's Fund has expressed concern over the impact of HIV/AIDS on the Mozambican youth, ahead of celebrations to mark the 'Day of the African Child' on 16 June.
UNICEF Resident Representative Leila Pakkala said the pandemic was not only "devastating" the country, but also affecting more children.
The South African Press Association quoted Pakkala as saying, "More than one million children and young people under the age of eighteen are either living with the virus, caring for HIV-positive parents or other close family members, or have lost one or both parents to the pandemic."
Mozambique's National Statistics Institute has noted that of the 97,000 people who died from AIDS-related illnesses in 2004, more than 17,000 were children.
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