AIDS and Disease

HIV/AIDS truly affects the world's poorest people.  In 2010, an estimated 34 million people were living with HIV/AIDS, and 22.9 million people infected with HIV/AIDS live in Sub-Saharan Africa; that is 67% of the total number of people affected with AIDS.  There are many reasons and conclusions why Sub-Saharan Africans have the highest HIV/AIDS rate in the world.  There are many factors that contribute to this.  First of all, the lack of education about health and safety is the primary factor to the spread of HIV.  Due to the lack of education in many of the countries, knowledge about contraceptives and protection to stop the spread of the disease is not passed on.  Also, the knowledge of how the disease is contracted is unknown to a majority of the population, therefore, if education is provided to the affected areas, the spread of HIV/AIDS can be stopped.
In addition, another reason why HIV/AIDS affect the world's poorest people, specifically in Sub-Saharan Africa, is the lack of medical care and attention that people have.  Due to the fact that the disease medication is very expensive and medical care is sparse, people cannot afford the medication as well as find proper medical centres. 
Combining a lack of education and medical care, HIV/AIDS hits the world's poorest people.  However, with improved education and health care, the spread of the disease can be stopped.
The United Nations is a non-profit international organization.  Since it's creation in 1945, the United Nations has been an aid to combat many world issues.  Specifically, since the release of the Millennium Development Goals, the United Nations has been commended for their humanitarian work.  Goal 6 of the Millennium Development Goals targets and aims to "Halt and begin to reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS."  Goal 6 has raised awareness about the issues of HIV/AIDS and has created initiatives to combat the disease including providing various contraceptives and education to highly affected areas.  Although Goal 6 is still far from being achieved, every year we are one step closer to reaching our goal and eventually eradicating HIV/AIDS around the world and in Sub-Saharan Africa.