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Africa’s forgotten HIV children

by Angus Crawford

Photo: BBC Phindile is not sure if her son is also infected.

Children with HIV and Aids in the developing world are half as likely as adults to get life-saving drugs. This means fewer than one in 10 of over two million children infected get anti-retroviral treatment (ARVs).

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