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Zimbabwe elders bear Aids burden


Aids kills some 6,000 people each day in Africa - more than wars, famines and floods. Millions of children are orphans, many more live with HIV or Aids.

In Zimbabwe, almost 1.2 million children have been orphaned by HIV/Aids.

Many grandmothers, who assume responsibility for orphans, are living in absolute poverty, and struggling daily to provide for the numerous children under their care.

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