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Global
Background
and why we are doing what we are
Babies,
the equivalent of approx 500 jumbo jets full of people landing
at Heathrow, are born every day. (*13)
World
population 6,000,000,000 in 2002 estimated to be 9,000,000,000
by 2050 (*13)
Total
Sexually Transmitted Infections 538,000,000 cases per year.
This
translates to 1:11 people in the world or
over 1,000,000 curable sexually transmitted infections caught
every single day. Ref: WHO
Expected
lifespan in South Africa is anticipated to be only 41 years of age
by 2010
according to the SA insurance industry. * Kaisernetwork.org
For
more statistics and local information *
See Appendix - The Bigger Picture. |