Tanzanian Village Devastated by AIDS Deaths; Hard-Hit Region Paints Grim Picture for Spread of Disease Throughout Africa From: The Washington Post | Date: March 15, 1992| Author: Susan Okie | Copyright 1992 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

Most nights, Kayego Alex cannot sleep. The 69-year-old fisherman lies awake in his tin-roofed mud hut near the shore of Lake Victoria, listening to the regular breathing of his slumbering grandchildren and wondering what will become of them.

In this village in northwestern Tanzania, old age used to be a time to rest. But AIDS has descended on Kimbugu like an unending nightmare. Although Alex does not have the disease, it already has taken a heavy toll on his family. Two of his three ...

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