We have discovered that one of the most impoverished nations in Africa is Zambia.
In 2002 around thirteen million people in Southern Africa faced severe food shortages. Countries particularly affected were Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe. In 2003 it was estimated that around six hundred and fifty thousand people in Zambia had died from AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) since the 1980s.-worldinfozone.com
In 2002 around thirteen million people in Southern Africa faced severe food shortages. Countries particularly affected were Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe. In 2003 it was estimated that around six hundred and fifty thousand people in Zambia had died from AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) since the 1980s.-worldinfozone.com
Hunger
Traditional farming methods in Southern Africa are highly vulnerable to natural disasters, and have given poor harvests after years of cyclical droughts. Combined with chronic poverty and poor health care, these droughts have caused widespread hunger.
In Zambia:
Half of the population is undernourished
64 percent of all children are underweight for their age
The HIV/AIDS pandemic has increased hunger. Chronically ill people often cannot work,
reducing farming production as well as income to buy food.
Sources: World Food Programme, UNDP
Sources: World Food Programme, UNDP
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