Gender, HIV and Development

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This paper discusses the issues and the relationship between HIV, AIDS, development and gender. According to this paper, due to the huge gap in development between the developed and the developing countries there is also a great difference between the consequences of the disease for the people in these countries. AIDS is rapidly spreading in the developed world particularly in Africa, and South Africa has been hit the hardest. This paper examines how development impacts the spread of AIDS and how gender inequality place women at a higher risk.

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"AIDS is an international disease. It feeds on social, gender, and race inequalities; race; and prejudices and misconceptions about sexuality. A huge gap exists between developing and developed countries not only in terms of the quality of life but also in terms of experience with and consequences of HIV. Women in particular are not only valuable to the disease but also face greater consequences. Hence women in developing countries are at greatest risk of dying fro the disease. "

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