Mkapa: Aids is wiping us out
2005-12-01 13:09
Dar Es Salaam - HIV/Aids is "wiping out" whole generations in Tanzania, outgoing President Benjamin Mkapa warned his east African country, urging behavioural changes to stop the spread of the killer disease.
Mkapa said: "Let us not joke, Aids is wiping us out.
"Day after day, parents bury their children instead of children burying their parents."
"In many cases, we see energetic parents falling sick, diminishing family resources and finally leaving behind orphans with nothing to rely on."
According to Tanzania Commission for Aids, at least seven percent of adults in the country - about 2 million people - were infected with HIV. It said at least two million others had died from Aids since 1983.