This article examines the impact of the AIDS epidemic on different sectors in sub-Saharan Africa - health, welfare, education and training, employment and agriculture. It notes that AIDS will have a complex, multi-dimensional impact on these various sectors and, in addition to the human tragedy involved, will seriously affect socioeconomic development in the region. The article urges a concerted multisectoral response to the epidemic on the part of policy makers, development workers and planners to work at establishing policies and programmes that can slow HIV transmission rates and help build viable support structures for those affected.
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