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I would ultimately like to create a subtopic about HIV/AIDS in this article that links to 'HIV/AIDS in South African townships.' I want to create a new article about HIV/AIDS in South African townships to inform readers about the plight of apartheid victims, eighteen years after the legal disintegration of apartheid, in accessing health care and attaining HIV/AIDS education. HIV/AIDS is prevalent in the entire country of South Africa, but it is concentrated in townships due to poverty and a lack of HIV/AIDS education and awareness programs. Although direct racial segregation and discrimination are no longer legal in South Africa, the aftermath of apartheid has left non-white South Africans in an extremely disadvantaged position. However, Wikipedia does not demonstrate a link between HIV/AIDS and poverty or describe the long-term effects of apartheid on health disparities in South Africa. Wikipedia currently has thorough articles addressing HIV/AIDS in South Africa and township conditions (this article). Kieran 12:13, 29 March 2006 (UTC) Reply Īs part of an intensive course study this semester, I would like to create a new Wikipedia article entitled 'HIV/AIDS in South African townships' that describes HIV/AIDS prevalence statistics in townships, traditional beliefs about the disease, the effects of HIV/AIDS on men, women, and children, HIV/AIDS education in townships, prevention and treatment, and government and NGO attempts to address the epidemic. I think it needs to be re-written, in a more factual form, before being re-included in the article. Many townships in South Africa experienced (sometimes violent) protests against a perceived lack of service delivery in 20. Another article, POV or not, really needs to be found because this article, like most on Wikipedia, has almost no citation or documentation.

65.97.22.181 15:53, 5 March 2006 (UTC) Reply The article linked to at the bottom has almost zero information regarding this and is a poor source. This section is important to the article and could use more fleshing out in addition to being rewritten for NPOV. The qualifier 'perceived' erodes the creditibility of the protesters who faced real problems, not perceived problems. I think the line Many townships in South Africa experienced (sometimes violent) protests against a perceived lack of service delivery in 20.

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