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2004
- AIDS FIGURES IN THE MATJHABENG REGION OF THE FREE STATE ALONE: The townships in Welkom area (Thabong, Kutlwanong) are in the worst state ever - no sanitation, no running water and living in old mining hostels (2-4 families at a time) or worse, near rubbish dumps. Approximately 70 burials take place at just one of the several cemetries in the Matjhabeng Region of the Free State each week. Of these, at least 20 are for little children. 6 million children
are infected with HIV/Aids in the Welkom region alone. Undertaking
businesses are doing a roaring trade and even vying for the corpses
at the hospitals. Ms Tsopo (MEC of Health - Free State) has said that population-wise,the Free State ranks 8th out of the 9 provinces, but has the 3rd highest HIV/AIDS statistics in South Africa. |
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- MORNING STAR AIDS STATISTICS: Gogos Club meeting: |
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is all because of Morning Star that I have learnt to understand and
give courage to people who have been affected & infected with
HIV/AIDS." Meriam Moreboli, Morning Star Care Worker |
Morning
Star Quotes continued... |
AIDS figures in SA - overall:
Annually 14 000 babies
are born HIV positive and 75 000 children suffer from HIV/Aids.
In South Africa, 11 million children will die of Aids.
It is reported that 540 HIV/Aids children in Sub-Sahara Africa will die a violent, horrible death.
10 million children
under the age of 19 will go hungry, as poverty in these high Aids areas
is strife.
41% pregnant women are HIV positive, leaving about 600 000 aids orphans
in South Africa.
Source: Stats-SA 2004
Morning Star Quotes...
- I like
to thank God with this two children because I saw the grace of Him and
His power to these children. I didn’t thought by this time this
children will be alive.
Now Goitsemang is walking like other children. It’s an amazing grace.
I still have hope that one day Rorisang can walk like Goitsemang and other
children. Goitsemang is a good example of ‘Tshepo ya Bophelo’
– ‘Hope of Life’ that a child who have a virus of HIV
can do everything like other children if a parent can give him care, support
and networking to accept his child.” -
Care Worker, Morning Star, Welkom
"The sea is a nice place. I want to see it again one day." - one of the children, Morning Star trip to Durban, 2007
"I didn’t believe that I would ever be able to go to Durban to see the sea. I thank Morning Star for helping me to go there." - one of the children, Morning Star trip to Durban, 2007
 
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