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Aids-hit nations 'face collapse'

By Imogen Foulkes
In Geneva


Five million people are
infected with Aids annually

The long-term economic and social cost of Aids has been seriously under-estimated, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).

The WHO's recently-published World Health Report says some African countries could face economic collapse unless the Aids pandemic is controlled.

The report, 'Changing History', says much can be done to fight the disease.

It is the first time the publication has been devoted entirely to HIV, which has killed more than 20 million people.

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