Where Have All the Swazis Gone?

Here is a link to an excellent newspaper article from the Toronto Globe and Mail documenting the unprecedented population decline in Swaziland caused by HIV/AIDS. The article does a great job of outlining the factors that have led to Swaziland's sad record as the country with the world's highest rate of HIV infection. Though the article is over a year old, nothing has changed, and it does a good job of elucidating the situation we see on the ground here every day.

The author of the article, Stephanie Nolen, has also written a great book called 28 Stories of AIDS in Africa, which tells the stories of 28 AIDS patients from different countries across Africa. The book's introduction provides a fascinating overview the genesis of the AIDS pandemic in Africa (and the world). I highly recommend the book to anyone interested in learning more about how AIDS is affecting the developing world.