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AIDS cuts life expectancy

    JOHANNESBURG

    UNDP says in its latest Human Development report that life expectancy for Malawians will be cut by 20 years by the year 2010 mainly because of the impact of HIV/AIDS and poverty.

    According to UNDP the situation is compounded by low levels of literacy, lack of clean water and inadequate health care facilities. The report said that at least four out of every ten Malawians will die before they reach the age of 40. Malawi was ranked 159 out of 174 countries on UNDP's Human Development Index.

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