AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - 30.2% one out of three of 16,510 South African pregnant mothers are HIV+

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Rome (Agenzia Fides) - One out of every three pregnant mothers in South Africa is HIV+. And according to a recent report issued by the South African Health Ministry just under 12% of the population is infected with the HIV/AIDS virus.
The report said a recent survey found that among that 16,510 pregnant mothers 30.2% were HIV+ a higher rate than the 29.5% registered last year. This percentage of 30.2 is the highest since research started in 1990.
The SA Health Ministry report says that according to official figures 11.8% of the total population is HIV+ but that the number is destined to decline.
These figures confirm those issued by the United Nations AIDS Programme in May which put South Africa as second in the world after India for the number of people infected with the HIV/AIDS virus. (AP) (24/7/2006 Agenzia Fides; Righe:19; Parole:192)