#YouAsked Health Is there a cure for HIV? Source Centres for Disease Control and Prevention: Treatment – Living with HIV Short answer Is there a cure for HIV? There is no effective cure for HIV, but with proper medical care, the disease can be controlled. HIV treatment involves taking medicine, called antiretroviral therapy (ART), that reduces the amount of HIV in your body. It’s important to remember that taking HIV medicine does not prevent the transm... Back Full answer
Health How many illegal abortions take place in Zimbabwe in a year? Source MSI Reproductive Choices Population Services Zimbabwe (PSZ) Short answer How many illegal abortions take place in Zimbabwe in a year? Due to highly restrictive abortion laws, more than 70,000 women each year undergo unsafe abortions. One estimate is that Zimbabwean women run a 200 times greater risk of dying due to unsafe abortion complications than their counterparts in South Africa, where the procedure is legal. ... Back Full answer
Health What is South Africa’s suicide rate? Source World Bank Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) - South Africa Short answer What is South Africa’s suicide rate? There were an estimated 23.5 deaths by suicide for every 100,000 people in South Africa in 2019. ... Back Full answer
Health What is the leading cause of death in Kenya? Source Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - Kenya Short answer What is the leading cause of death in Kenya? HIV/AIDs is the leading cause of death in Kenya. ... Back Full answer
#YouAsked Covid-19 Health How many critical-care ventilators does Ghana have? Source Journal of Critical Care 2021: Capacity of intensive care units in Ghana Short answer How many critical-care ventilators does Ghana have? As of February 2020, there were only 67 ICU ventilators and no non-invasive ventilation machines for a population of 30 million people in Ghana. This is equivalent to an estimated ventilator capacity of 0.22 ventilators per 100,000 people in Ghana. Even if operating room ventilators are used as a ba... Back Full answer
Health What is Kenya’s suicide rate? Source World Bank Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) - Kenya Short answer What is Kenya’s suicide rate? There were an estimated 6.1 deaths by suicide for every 100,000 people in Kenya in 2019. ... Back Full answer
Health What share of African children under five years are underweight? Source World Bank Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5) - Sub-Saharan Africa Short answer What share of African children under five years are underweight? An estimated 16.9% of children under 5 years old were underweight in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2020. ... Back Full answer
Health What share of African children under five years are stunted? Source WHO Global Health Observatory Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) (JME) Short answer What share of African children under five years are stunted? 30.7% (61.4 million) of children under five years old were stunted in WHO’s Africa region in 2020. ... Back Full answer
Health How many new HIV infections are there in Zimbabwe in a year? Source The Zimbabwe Population-based HIV Impact Assessment (ZIMPHIA 2020) Short answer How many new HIV infections are there in Zimbabwe in a year? According to the latest Zimbabwe Population-based HIV Impact Assessment (ZIMPHIA 2020), the rate of annual new HIV infections among adults in Zimbabwe is 0.38% (0.54% among women and 0.20% among men) or about 31,000 persons over a year. The prevalence of HIV among adults was 12.9%, which co... Back Full answer