"Since the disease
was first diagnosed in 1981, more than 25
million people have died from AIDS (end of
2006).
"The situation has
become disastrous in sub-Saharan Africa,
where nearly 25 million people have HIV/AIDS,
nearly 6% of the population.
"It is estimated
that about 40 million people have the disease
worldwide, and that about 3 million died in 2006.