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AIDS has killed 19 million people worldwide, but the worst is yet to come, the United Nations predicted Tuesday: The disease is expected to wipe out half of the teenagers in some African nations, devastating economies and societies.
“There is a whole generation which is being taken out,” said Peter Piot, head of the UN joint program on HIV/AIDS. He said vulnerable countries in Asia, Eastern Europe and the Caribbean risk a similar catastrophe unless they act now to control infection rates.
In its 135-page report released Tuesday, UNAIDS estimated the virus also has infected 34 million more, including 5.4 million last year alone.
