africa: 58 Per Cent of HIV Positive Africans Are Women, Says NGO

The Executive Director of Africa Leadership Forum (ALF), a non-governmental organisation (NGO), Mr. Ayodele Aderinwale, said in Abuja this week that 58 per cent of HIV positive adults in Africa are women. Aderinwale made the remark at the beginning of a three-day regional conference on "Leadership Challenges for African Women" as part of a campaign mounted by ALF against HIV/AIDS.