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Millennium Development Goal
6 – To combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
Target – To have halted and begun to reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS by 2015.
Target – To have halted and begun to reverse the spread of malaria and other diseases by 2015.
Diseases such as HIV/AIDS and malaria have a devastating impact on poorer countries. They are huge killers of people and contribute to the slowing of economic development as well. In 2003, 36 million adults and two million children were living with HIV/AIDS, more than 98 per cent of them in developing countries.
Combating infectious diseases requires a combination of preventative measures and access to adequate treatment and medicines. Of the five to six million people who required HIV treatment in 2003, only 7% were able to receive it. As well as access to medicine, education is a vital factor in reducing the spread of disease. More practical solutions include bed nets treated with insecticide to protect against malaria.
Reversing the growth of such widespread killer diseases by 2015 will be a crucial element in the global battle against poverty.
Activities for this goal include:
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Aids case study
Information about the number of orphans around the world caused by deaths from aids. |
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What we need to keep healthy
Pupils think about what factors are needed for good health and what happens if they are not present. |
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Vicious circle
Pupils sort statements in a sequence showing how aids affects people in poorer countries. They think about what could be done to break this cycle. |
Download Goal 6 poster (82KB pdf)
Download background information and activities for this poster
(73KB pdf)
From the Change the World in Eight Steps online resource.
Read more about HIV/AIDS on the Stop AIDS campaign website.
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