HIV and AIDS
Health
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AIDS has claimed the lives of more than 25 million people worldwide. Sub-Saharan Africa has been the region hardest-hit by this pandemic. But amid the sobering realities of HIV and AIDS there is cause for great hope. The ELCA has a comprehensive strategy for responding to HIV and AIDS in our local communities and in partnership with neighbors around the globe. We are working to bring health care to underserved communities, develop HIV-prevention programs, care for orphaned children, advocate for global health programs and overcome discrimination against people affected by HIV and AIDS. |
| Lutheran efforts in Africa are leading the way forward for ministry worldwide-bringing health care to communities in need. The ELCA believes a world is possible where new cases of HIV are prevented and all individuals living with HIV or AIDS are able to live with dignity. |