According to an article in today's Washington Post, the AIDS crisis in South Africa is getting worse, despite the country distributing more antiretroviral drugs than ever before.
The problem, says the Post, is that for every patient who started taking the drugs last year, five more South Africans have gotten the disease.
It's not just South Africa's problem; the numbers are the same throughout Sub-Saharan Africa. The problem is that time is being dedicated to treatment, but less to education.
As the article points out, a South African turning 15 today has a nearly 50 percent chance of contracting the virus in his or her lifetime.
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