Marginal Revolution: Africa fact of the day

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Africa fact of the day

This one is good news, sort of. Contrary to common claims, many African nations have HIV-positive rates of only two or three percent. The truly horrific rates of thirty percent or more appear restricted to the southern part of the continent. The incorrect estimates stem from placing too much weight on data from urban prenatal clinics.

Posted by Tyler Cowen on April 6, 2006 at 08:42 AM in Data Source | Permalink

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Note that the article says nothing about the predicted massive declines in population that were supposed to be caused by AIDS in Africa, blamed on First World neglect. In fact, it mentions "burgeoning populations". Years ago many voices reported that most African "HIV cases" had never actually had a test, PCR or other, for HIV. Someone was sick, so they had AIDS. And, gee, what do you know, AIDS cases give you a stick to beat the West with and bring in more money for the kleptocrats. This article marks the beginning of the collapse of the entire AIDS conspiracy, responsible for the unnecessary deaths of thousands and the wasting of billions of dollars in scarce resources.

Posted by: Robert Speirs at Apr 6, 2006 12:53:28 PM

Here's a 2003 article from the Spectator
where Rian Malan argues that estimates of
the AIDS-infected in Africa are 'way too high.

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