Fifty people in Botswana get infected daily - BOTUSA

MOLEPOLOLE: An estimated 50 people in Botswana are getting infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, everyday, a doctor has revealed.

Speaking at a BOTUSA workshop under the theme "New Directions in HIV/AIDS," Dr Poloko Kebaabetswe of BOTUSA said yesterday that of this number the most affected are people aged between 18 and 39 years.

Dr Kebaabetswe expressed concern that the number is too high, considering Botswana's small population of about 1.8 million people. "We cannot be talking about 50 people getting infected everyday when we have such a small population.

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