It is estimated that over 15 million children worldwide have been orphaned as a result of AIDS. Of those orphans,over 75 percent are children in sub-Sahara Africa.In countries heavily affected by AIDS, 20 percent of all 
children in those countries have been orphaned as a result of AIDS.
To put that into perspective, a child is orphaned as a result of AIDS every 15 seconds.
Nothing is creating orphans faster than HIV/AIDS, but did you know that the disease is treatable? Anti-retroviral drugs can allow parents to live a relatively healthy life and take care of their children. Did you know that it only costs about $20 per month for a person to receive treatment for HIV/AIDS?
Orphan Epidemic works to fight HIV/AIDS and keep parents healthy by building medical clinics, provide anti-retroviral drugs, help improve maternity care, and other initiatives to protect children from the effects of HIV/AIDS and prevent orphans.
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