Since an epidemic was first declared in 1985, HIV and AIDS infection is a continuing public health crisis in South Africa. It currently has the most infected people out of any country. And although it has equipment to treat the disease, South Africa cannot effectively provide that equipment to all the infected people.

1. 1982: First documented case of AIDS in South Africa
2. 1985: Officials declare a State of Emergency from rising infection rates
3. 1995: South Africa hosts the First International Conference for People Living with HIV and AIDS
4. 2000: Department of Health outlines a five-year plan to combat HIV, AIDS, and other STDs

• Note: The following links are to Amazon.com

• Waiting to Happen: HIV/Aids in South Africa: The Bigger Picture

• AIDS and South Africa: The Social Expression of a Pandemic

• The Moral Economy of AIDS in South Africa (Cambridge Africa Collections)

• HIV/AIDS in South Africa

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