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The Rights Of Children Affected By Aids: A Policy Paper Focusing On The Right To Education, Gita Jaffe
The Rights Of Children Affected By Aids: A Policy Paper Focusing On The Right To Education, Gita Jaffe
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HIV and AIDS have the potential to surpass every catastrophe in Africa's history, because they encompass all of the past vulnerabilities. Thirty years after the identification of HIV, a transition from medical disease to social epidemic has occurred. The impact on family and community is threatening current economic, medical and social systems. In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), the region most adversely affected, 14 million children have already been orphaned (UNAIDS, 2008). And at the core of the burgeoning orphan crisis, children affected by AIDS (CABA) are unable to exercise their rights, based on their position in society. This paper will concentrate …