There has also been increase in advocacy to expand the capacity for the health care system particularly in Africa to provide the sexual and reproductive health services that HIV infected persons in Africa desperately need. Many HIV-affected couples (sero-discordant and sero-concordant) are now considering long-term life projects including options for safer reproduction or procreation. As effective HIV treatments become more widespread, HIV-infected individuals in sub Saharan Africa are living longer, healthier lives. Availability and use of antiretroviral drugs has changed the landscape of HIV/AIDS bringing about a change in the perception of HIV from an incurable deadly disease to a chronic manageable illness. A disproportionate burden has been placed on women and children who continue to experience high rates of new infection and HIV-related illness and death. An estimated 34 million people were living with HIV/AIDS as at 2010. The human immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) pandemic is one of the most serious health crisis faced by the world today.
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