ethiopia: AIDS Fight Hindered by Stigma, Discrimination, Say NGOs

According to official statistics, there are 2.2 million HIV infected people in Ethiopia, out of a population of 67 million. Ethiopia ranks third after South Africa and Nigeria in sub-Saharan Africa in absolute numbers of people living with HIV/AIDS. The United Nations agency, UNAids estimates that 91 percent of reported AIDS cases are within the age group of 15 to 49, the most economically active and productive age group in Ethiopia.