64563 v2 I WORLD MANOA #2 Story by Annette Roman Art by Leandro Ng Ink by Walden Wong Tone/Leandro Ng Lettering & Sound Effects/Adam Symons Cover & Interior Design/Courtney Utt Logo Design/Mark Wasserman Back Matter/Stephen McGroarty 1 World Mongo is a joint project of VIZ Media, LLC and The World Bank. Managing Editor/Annette Roman Director of Production/Noboru Watanabe VP of Publishing!Alvin Lu VP of Sales & Marketing!Liza Coppola Publisher/Hyoe Narita © 2006 VIZ Media, LLC The 1WORLD MANGA logo is a trademark of VIZ Media, LLCfThe World Bank. All rights reserved. The stories, characters and incidents mentioned in this publication are entirely fictional. No portion of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without written permission from the copyright holders. The World Bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this work. The findings, interpretations, and condusions expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of VIZ Media, LLC, the Executive Directors of The World Bank or the governments they represent. Printed in Canada Published by VIZ Media, LLCfThe World Bank VIZ Media, LLC .O. P Box 77010 San Francisco, CA 94107 The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development[The World Bank 1818 H Street NW Washington DC 20433 Telephone: 202-473-1000 Internet: www.worldbank.org E-mail: feedback@worldbank.org 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 First printing, November 2005 [\J i z: r III meDIa THE WORLD BANK www.viz.com store.viz.com PASSAGE 2 HIV/AIDS- ~" FIRST LOVE ... 60 1"HI)N t USIl!:D MY••. UIl •••M-MY SHP!:SHIA~ FIVI'-~!:GG!:D I-ION!:YDI'W S!:W!:R-ROO11NG mHNIQUI'.•• AN' ~!:N t ... W!:~~, r F-FORGI'T••• sur rr WASil R!:A~~Y COOI.! R!:A~~Y! And 011 of Us! MY DARI-ING.•• THeRe 15 ONI.Y ONf WITHOUT FORGIVfNeS$, THING I HAVf I.fFT TO YOUR >leART WII.1. Gf20W TfAC>l YOU BeFORe MY COW t.ONG 81'FORe TIMe COMf$.•• YOUR BODY... STOMP STOMp·STOMP 30 y~: ~. "nt: 'f" I . - s oday, more than 40 ,million people around the world Ii~'~ith HIV and AIDS. Half of the 14,000 oq ;~ infections that occur each day are in young people, ages~to 24. HIV and AIDS have spread to 9 a global problem threat~g'every nation, b9th rkh (md'P~; HIV has become the first truly international /1 epidemic, easily crossing oceans ~~rnational borderJ;, ". HIV/AiDS-THE FACTS Q. What are HIV and AIDS? . ,~ HIV (Human Immunocieficiel)CY Virus) is the virus that causes AIDS (Acquired ImnnunodeficiE~ncy 'vnt!rt\m,,:i:· \ \ This virus isiassed from on~ person to another through unprotected sexual contact. DIO()O-ll)-DIIOOO (,~..,. '(for example, through sharing of contaminated needles), and from an infected mother to child: :' pregnancy, during birth, oratt~birl:h through breast-feeding. HIV damages the immune system, thCititrt of th'ebody th<:lt fights infection. Eventually; the immune system becomes so weak that diseases and fnfections begin1 ,i ~, '~';/r/ 4. Get Involved. The world can beat HN/AIDS, but we need concerneddt~ns like you to get in.vQlved. If you're ready to make a real difference in people's lives, check out these sites for ideas on how too, can help. • http://WWW.advocatesforyouth.org • http://www.unaids.orgfwacf2002/index_en.htmt~',;:i, '?k­ • MTV's Staying Alj~ Project was launched in 1998 as a global multimedia campaign to spre~'dJI~i;1': message about HIV/AIDS. Visit their website ,at http://www.staying-alive.org. "'" . /~, \"e,:, ~-iA"~~".. ,'?Y 5iY HIV/AiDS AND DEVELOPING Cf)UNTRIES ., Poverty and HIV/AIDS While KN/AIDS is clearly a healthpro~em, the world has come to realize it is also a development problem that" threatens human welfare, social coheSion, and even national security. HIV/AIDS reaches into every corneriif society, affecting parents, children and youth, teachers and health workers, rich and poor. It can decimate 'the wOrkforce, create large numbers of orphans, exacerbate poverty and inequality, and put tremendous pressurei,on health and social. services. Sub-Saharan Africa is the region of the world that is most affected by HIV & AIDS. Recent epidemiCS in China, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Vietnam, several Central Asian Republics, the ~Itich' States, and North Africa show just how quickly the virus can spread. ' Poor countries are particularly vulnerable to HIV/AIDS. Chances are their health care systems are already overburdened, so providing expensive treatment to their growing number of people infected by HN is nearly impossible. Resources for educating the public about risky behavior are equally limited. Under these circum­ stances, AIDS can quickly become an epidemic. To find out more about HIV/AIDS and developmllll!, visit the following websites: • http://www.unaids.org • http://netaid.orgfglobaLpoverty/hiv-aids • http://worldbank.orgfaids • http://youthink.worldbank.orgfissuesfaids Drugs and KIV/AIDS Medicine to treat HIV and AIDS can be very expensive and is not available everywhere in the world. Poor people in developing countries not have access to the to medicine ancbhealtliIQl!m. atso"fiiean TIle world is not winning the Mlr "",inst AIDS. • More than 20 million people-men, women, and children-hall!! - documented in 1981. • More than 95 percent of infected people live in dJveloping countries. • In 2004, over 3 million people died from AIDS-related illnesses. ,~ • Ih 2004 alone. about 4.9 million people became infected- re than thNl1tire populat ion of Norway. THE IMMCT OF AIDS ~ and HIV/AiDS of most troubling consequences of the AIDS epidemic is the num~r of children it has orphaned or seriously iiiIpa(ted. Odav, more than IS million children under the age of1 have lost one or both parents to AIDS, most of 7 . them in sub-Saharan Africa. According to a report by the United Nations, by 2010 this number is expected to jump to more than 25 milliQ n. orphans are less likely to attend school and receive good nourishment or proper ~1Ih care. ' For more int . ~ orphans aod AIDS. and t read personal accounts of children who lost both of their pjll'ents to the disease. visit the ~g websites: ... . :/fyouIhin k.worldba*-~aids10rpl\ans.php • http://www.avert.or&.aidsorphans.htm Imagine: )bur mother or fathe .has H!r and h. s become too sick"tp work..As the o/~st chl7d. many adult re~l'siQilities o becomeyoun: Jrq-mg for your side porent 100 g after your brotht!lt nd SISters. takmg core of the house. earmng moneY/~ putting food. an table. Meatir(hile. tJfere isn't enough money to bUY.J desperately needed medicines fof, your mother ()Ii ._ father. ,*paring r your future is puto.{lside Nst to suTVive the present; s~hool andjob training become d"'luxury." ;; • Women and HIV/AIDS . Early in the epidemic, men vastly outnumbered wOJllen am r eopl irrfi! . ~ HIV. Today. early 50 percent of adults living with HIV around the world women. ~oung women are, about three times mo~e vulnerable to HIV infection than their male counterparts. " " • To find out more about the impact of HIV/AIDS on wOllM!n...V1sit the following websites: - ~. ~ ... • http://womenandaids.unaids.org :ltwww.genderandaids.or&, .~.' / ," '. Comir1g Next Issue Rei's next training mission takes him to a tropical p radise complete with coral reefs. fluorescent fish. and teeny-weeny . string bikinis! Too bad global warming is setting off storms that are ruining the glorious beaches. destabilizing the delicate balance of the ecosystem, and destroying the islanders' traditional way of life! What can a street orphan/future greatest martial artist in the world do to protect the island from climate change... ? Plus, SHARK ATIACK! It looks like Rei's trainer is in need of a name! Any suggestions? What do you think would suit him? Why? If we like your suggestion and 'lOU send it in first, we'll use it! llTldil yuur Il\~~--) ,lIon, ,Ind r 'JI1Hi1t'],I', Iwortdmangd t.! VII (om (JI ')~'nd tllI!11 \ I.] • rldil 111111 tl! III ill 11 1 illill"'I'. il,lll"'1 '1111.111111 1 '-ldllll·'-I') Ie- 1 World Manga. P.O Box nOlO, San Frano\(o. CA 94107·9911 ifteen.Jear-oid orphon Rfi JIIWres F by his WIG ond guts on the ",." streets of the wotld. 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