| aids epidemic runs riot in south africa. | based on current health surveys in south africa, the hiv and aids epidemic there is spreading faster than health workers can develop a policy to combat it. 120 million male and 90,000 female condoms have been distributed to the areas that are most affected. according to health minister nkosazana zuma, the percentage of hiv-positive pregnant women in the north-west province rose from 8.3% in 1995 to 25% in 1997. in june 1996, 1.7 million people were at risk; this number rose to 2.5 million in ... | 1997 | 12347990 |