As I surfed around today the headline that caught my attention had to do with the decline in the HIV/AIDS cases the countries in Africa.  Of the 33 million HIV/AIDS cases worldwide 22 million are in Africa!  For the first time since it was discovered in 1982 it is making declines.  That is very good news!  We are talking dramatic, like 73%  drop in new cases in Malawi, and even Swaziland(that holds the highest population of people with the disease in the WORLD) has seen a 37% decrease!  They seem to really getting a handle on it, and are optimistic that there will eventually be zero new cases among children being born with it.They are feeling for the first time ever that they are moving from despair to hope! It seems that all the hard work educating and investing money for the cause to eradicate the disease is finally showing some positive results.  Although there are several advocacy groups who claim that the fight is far from over, and worry that economic recession could take money away from funding the programs.  There are more than 5 million people on anti-retro viral treatment(ART) in Sub-Saharan Africa alone.

  ( http://www.theafricareport.com/north-africa/africas-surprising-hivaids-trend.html )