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One of the major groups that will be affected will be the relatively young, economically active group of people – the future economic base of the country. With hundreds of thousands of deaths occurring per year, an incredible strain will be placed on the state and employer organisations throughout the economy.
The mining industry will suffer since it’s dependant on labour from South African rural areas and other neighbouring African countries, where the AIDS rate is the highest in the world. This could be a source of infected labour. A financial and medical burden could occur on the resources of the nation should full-blown AIDS develop.
HIV/AIDS infection is apparently advancing to all levels of South African society, which could possibly result in the infection of skilled labour, which is both difficult and costly to replace. If this happens then it could cause a negative growth rate or a significant loss of productivity.
Another factor of concern is that a relatively high portion of the population will be orphaned by the pandemic. These children will have to be looked after by relatives, but the main burden will fall on the state and its agencies.
Due to the deaths of the economically active adults, the country will be left with minors and seniors. This will place a greater financial burden on the state to provide for pensioners and orphans.
The medical facilities have to be at the forefront of the struggle against the disease. Especially when full-blown AIDS strikes. Then specialised care has to be provided within the home environment. This hospice form of care could cost the state billions of rands.
'Is this Mother
Nature's way of culling the Human Population?'
SOURCE: Pretoria
News
Beau Brummell