A report by International Labour Organization says that HIV/Aids is afflicting global workforce. It said that it killed almost 3.5 million people of working age last year.
Not only it caused so many deaths, the disease also meant that about a million jobs are lost each year, a majority of which is in sub-Saharan Africa.
To mark World Aids Day, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan as called for encouraging open discussion of HIV/Aids within countries and societies. He said that all politicians much shoulder personal responsibility and consider themselves accountable for stopping the spread of the disease.
He said;
It requires every one of us to help bring Aids out of the shadows and spread the message that silence is death.
As the world is marking the World Aids Day, one of the most affected countries South Africa, which is often being accused of not doing enough to fight the disease, is expected to announce the details of a 5-year program to tackle the disease.
If politicians of countries continue to play ostrich like Thabo Mbeki did a few years back or what we see in Indian politicians, the matter would only get serious. Then with no quality workforce, the economy will be hit hard and all the progress made would start going back to the negative.
News: BBCNews.com
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i agree with you Jonty at the point if the matter is not took seriously it will have a disastrous impact on economy but you can not just blame Indian politicians and Govt for not taking appropriate measures. It is clear that Govt. is trying its level best to fight the cause but it has limited resources to do that and it is not only Govt. who is to be blamed as the citizens often pay interest in participating in the process. The action should be Voluntary not forceful. You can have a look at thisto better know what measures Indian Govt. has took in this respect.