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Facing the cost of AIDS BBC News It seems almost grotesque to worry about the economic consequences of a disease which is fatal. Yet one of the biggest social and human consequences of the disease is precisely through its effect the economies of the countries affected by it. In the rich nations of the west, it is clear that economic issues are a concern, but a manageable one. But in the poorest countries of the world, there is no dichotomy between worries about economic development and concerns about human suffering. It only became apparent in the 1990s that HIV/AIDS is a significant economic issue.
—Posted: November 13, 2003
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