Title: Viewing the human cost at Leopard Hill.

POPLINE Document Number: 108736

Author(s):

Whiteside A

Source citation:

AIDS ANALYSIS AFRICA, 1995 Oct;5(5):16.

Abstract:

Recent data on Zambia indicate that the AIDS epidemic may have peaked in urban areas. The epidemic nonetheless continues to exact an enormous level of human suffering for both those who are infected with HIV and their friends and families. Leopard Hill cemetery is the main burial ground for the city of Lusaka. The author on a recent visit to the city found the site to be rapidly filling up and busy all the time, even Saturdays and Sundays. The intelligentsia and youth of Lusaka are being decimated. While grave plots are free, buying coffins, hiring transport, and covering other incidental expenses must drain the resources of most families. All government ministries are, however, involved in the AIDS control program, and the program's staff is dynamic and imaginative in its response. The country also is trying to accommodate the needs of a growing population of orphans.

Keywords:

Zambia
Urban Population
AIDS
HIV Infections
Mortality
Africa, Southern
Africa, Sub Saharan
Africa
Developing Countries
Population Characteristics
Demographic Factors
Population
Viral Diseases
Diseases
Population Dynamics