The African Regional Health Report: The Health of the People The
Health of the People is the first report to focus on the health
of the 738 million people living in the African Region of the
World Health Organization. While acknowledging that Africa
confronts the world's most dramatic public health crisis, the
report offers hope that over time the region can address the
health challenges it faces, given sufficient international
support. It provides a comprehensive analysis of key public
health issues and progress made on them in the Africa Region. -
HIV/AIDS continues to devastate the WHO Africa Region, which has
11% of the world's population but 60% of the people with
HIV/AIDS. Although HIV/AIDS remains the leading cause of death
for adults, more and more people are receiving life-saving
treatment. The number of HIV-positive people on antiretroviral
medicines increased eight-fold, from 100 000 in December 2003 to
810 000 in December 2005. - More than 90% of the estimated
300–500 million malaria cases that oc