HIV/AIDS Stats

From UNICEF:

Deaths due to AIDS

Every minute of every day, a child under the age of 15 dies of AIDS-related illness.

AIDS claimed three million lives in 2004. One of every six of them was a child under the age of 15.

In 2004, 510,000 children under 15 years old died because of AIDS.

In the words of some random blog author who has yet to post, "Take a hint." I would advise checking out the link and reading everything on that page. More needs to be done about this situation. The key to winning this battle is information. We have the responsibility to inform as many people about this crisis as possible. Here are some more stats just to leave you with:

Prevention:

The vast majority of young people do not have access to the information, skills and services that are essential for HIV/AIDS prevention.

Sad.