Worldwide there are almost 40 million people living with HIV; 67% live in Africa where HIV is the leading cause of death.
60% of the above statistics are women and 75% of all young people infected are female.
According to UNAIDS data 6.2% of the adult population (aged 15 - 49) in Tanzania are living with HIV.
In Tanzania alone almost 1 million children under the age of 17 have been orphaned as a result of HIV/AIDS.