At the end of 2001, Africa remained the region most severely affected by HIV/AIDS, with an estimated 28.5 million people living with the disease on the continent, including an estimated 2.6 million children less than 15 years of age.2 Africa is the only continent where HIV prevalence is higher for women than for men.
À la fin de 2001, l'Afrique demeurait la région la plus touchée avec, d'après les estimations, 28,5 millions de personnes atteintes, dont 2,6 millions d'enfants de moins de 15 ans.