Can improving nutrition really have such a positive effect?
The life expectancy of a person infected with HIV in Europe is 15 years; in Africa it is less than five. This deficit is largely the result of poor nutrition. With nutritional status dictating the speed of viral decline from HIV to AIDS, addressing the nutritional shortfalls of the most vulnerable communities is vital in enabling those affected to continue their everyday tasks of supporting the family – improving the quality of life of those living with, and around the virus – whilst reducing the likelihood of leaving young children to fend for themselves.
