Even though the AIDS virus was first detected in the United States in Los Angles, the AIDS HIV in Africa has been around for longer. This is mainly because of the fact that the origins of the condition were traced back to the Africa. The problem is that the AIDS is a condition that cannot be cured and therefore is fatal in nature. While there are various drugs that can help manage the pain and the symptoms that arise and make them tolerable, there is no permanent cure of the condition. It is said that the penetration of the condition is extremely high in Africa and these numbers are extremely appalling. Therefore it is obvious that some kind of a gargantuan effort shall be required to be able to help solve this problem. There are various social institutions that are dedicated to the cause of AIDS and that too especially in the African region so that there can be something that can be done to prevent the condition from worsening.

AIDS in South Africa goes back many years and since the condition started there, it had already spread to many places before the disease was actually identified by the US Center of Disease Control and Prevention. This basically meant that the penetration was already high when the world woke up the situation that was brewing in the continent. The largest problem in stopping the spread of the virus is that there are people who do not want to accept that they have the virus and since the AIDS symptoms take some time to surface these people continue to have unsafe sex all this while. In addition to this is the non acceptance of the condom.

AIDS in Africa has spread to such high levels due to this refusal to accept the situation and also the stigma attached to using condoms. Some people believe that the condition is something that occurs more due to the poverty that exists in these places rather than lack of education since people do not have adequate levels of monies to purchase condoms.

The AIDS in Africa statistics are fairly appalling and unless some drastic measures are taken there is no way that the epidemic can be avoided or controlled. There are also various UN programs that are dedicated to creating awareness, distributing condoms for safe sex and other such initiatives. The issue however is that one needs to also educate the people to start using these.

Another major issue is also treating the many people who have already contacted the disease and also unearthing those who have the HIV virus without the symptom showing to a large extent. The fact is that people can have the HIV without showing the symptoms of the disease. AIDS HIV in Africa needs a concerted effort to handle and manage.