In Zimbabwe, officials estimate that there are 600,000 orphans. Unofficial estimates say it could be as high as one million. AIDS related deaths also reduce the skilled labour force. Urban based sectors will lose on average 30 per cent of their employees due to AIDS by the year 2005. In Africa's fight against AIDS, human and financial resources are too few or not well utilized.
Skills are weak and effective leadership and role models from political levels are absent.
Not one country in Africa is meeting the financial needs created by this epidemic. Too few sexually active people have changed their behaviour. Health systems in most of Africa are unable to cope with the demand. Most AIDS sufferers are taken care of at home. Many companies in Africa report that illness and death is now the main reason for people leaving the company.