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children child NNS 526 531 under under IN 532 534 16 16 CD 535 538 who who WP 539 543 have have VBP 544 548 lost lose VBN 549 554 their their PRP$ 555 562 mothers mother NNS 562 563 , , , 564 566 in in IN 567 571 line line NN 572 576 with with IN 577 578 a a DT 579 584 World World NNP 585 591 Health Health NNP 592 604 Organisation Organisation NNP 605 615 definition definition NN 615 616 . . . 617 626 According accord VBG 627 629 to to TO 630 640 Statistics Statistics NNP 641 643 SA SA NNP 643 644 , , , 645 648 the the DT 649 653 city city NN 654 657 has have VBZ 658 661 193 193 CD 662 665 000 000 CD 666 674 children child NNS 675 677 in in IN 678 682 that that DT 683 686 age age NN 687 692 group group NN 693 696 out out IN 697 699 of of IN 700 701 a a DT 702 707 total total JJ 708 718 population population NN 719 721 of of IN 722 725 573 573 CD 726 729 000 000 CD 729 730 . . . 737 745 Although although IN 746 751 there there EX 752 755 are be VBP 756 760 care care NN 761 768 centres centre NNS 769 772 and and CC 773 783 orphanages orphanage NNS 784 786 in in IN 787 803 Pietermaritzburg Pietermaritzburg NNP 803 804 , , , 805 813 McKerrow McKerrow NNP 813 815 ’s 's POS 816 821 study study NN 822 827 found find VBD 828 832 that that IN 833 841 extended extend VBN 842 850 families family NNS 851 854 and and CC 855 858 the the DT 859 868 community community NN 869 873 were be VBD 874 881 willing willing JJ 882 884 to to TO 885 889 take take VB 890 892 in in RP 893 898 these these DT 899 907 children child NNS 907 908 . . . 915 918 Six six CD 919 924 years year NNS 925 928 ago ago IN 929 937 McKerrow McKerrow NNP 938 941 and and CC 942 943 a a DT 944 953 colleague colleague NN 954 956 at at IN 957 960 the the DT 961 969 Edendale Edendale NNP 970 978 Hospital Hospital NNP 978 979 , , , 980 988 Annelise Annelise NNP 989 996 Verbeek Verbeek NNP 996 997 , , , 998 1007 pioneered pioneer VBD 1008 1009 a a DT 1010 1015 study study NN 1016 1024 entitled entitle VBD 1025 1031 Models Models NNP 1032 1034 of of IN 1035 1039 Care Care NNP 1040 1043 for for IN 1044 1052 Children Children NNP 1053 1055 in in IN 1056 1064 Distress Distress NNP 1064 1065 , , , 1066 1067 a a DT 1068 1072 term term NN 1073 1077 they they PRP 1078 1084 coined coin VBD 1085 1088 for for IN 1089 1098 abandoned abandon VBN 1098 1099 , , , 1100 1109 displaced displace VBN 1110 1113 and and CC 1114 1122 orphaned orphan VBN 1123 1131 children child NNS 1132 1134 in in IN 1135 1138 the the DT 1139 1145 region region NN 1145 1146 . . . 1153 1157 They they PRP 1158 1163 found find VBD 1164 1168 that that IN 1169 1170 6 6 CD 1170 1171 % % NN 1172 1174 of of IN 1175 1183 children child NNS 1184 1186 in in IN 1187 1203 Pietermaritzburg Pietermaritzburg NNP 1204 1208 were be VBD 1209 1213 Aids Aids NNP 1214 1221 orphans orphan NNS 1221 1222 . . . 1223 1226 Six six CD 1227 1232 years year NNS 1233 1238 later later RB 1238 1239 , , , 1240 1243 the the DT 1244 1250 number number NN 1251 1254 has have VBZ 1255 1260 risen rise VBN 1261 1263 to to TO 1264 1266 25 25 CD 1266 1267 % % NN 1267 1268 . . . 1275 1277 At at IN 1278 1280 an an DT 1281 1289 informal informal JJ 1290 1297 meeting meeting NN 1298 1303 three three CD 1304 1309 weeks week NNS 1310 1313 ago ago RB 1313 1314 , , , 1315 1318 the the DT 1319 1323 city city NN 1324 1331 council council NN 1332 1335 was be VBD 1336 1340 told tell VBN 1341 1345 that that IN 1345 1346 , , , 1347 1356 according accord VBG 1357 1359 to to TO 1360 1369 estimates estimate NNS 1370 1374 from from IN 1375 1383 teachers teacher NNS 1383 1384 , , , 1385 1390 there there EX 1391 1395 were be VBD 1396 1399 now now RB 1400 1402 as as RB 1403 1407 many many JJ 1408 1410 as as IN 1411 1414 100 100 CD 1415 1418 000 000 CD 1419 1423 Aids Aids NNP 1424 1431 orphans orphan NNS 1432 1434 in in IN 1435 1438 the the DT 1439 1443 city city NN 1443 1444 , , , 1445 1448 but but CC 1449 1453 city city NN 1454 1460 health health NN 1461 1470 officials 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1944 “ `` `` 1944 1947 but but CC 1948 1951 the the DT 1952 1956 fact fact NN 1957 1959 of of IN 1960 1963 the the DT 1964 1970 matter matter NN 1971 1973 is be VBZ 1974 1978 that that IN 1978 1979 , , , 1980 1982 as as IN 1983 1991 multiple multiple JJ 1992 1998 deaths death NNS 1999 2004 occur occur VBP 2004 2005 , , , 2006 2010 that that IN 2011 2017 safety safety NN 2018 2021 net net NN 2022 2026 will will MD 2027 2031 fall fall VB 2032 2037 apart apart RB 2037 2038 ” '' '' 2038 2039 . . . 2046 2049 The the DT 2050 2058 director director NN 2059 2061 of of IN 2062 2065 the the DT 2066 2076 provincial provincial JJ 2077 2081 Aids Aids NNP 2082 2088 Action Action NNP 2089 2093 Unit Unit NNP 2093 2094 , , , 2095 2097 Dr Dr NNP 2098 2105 Sandile Sandile NNP 2106 2115 Buthelezi Buthelezi NNP 2115 2116 , , , 2117 2125 admitted admit VBD 2126 2129 the the DT 2130 2134 city city NN 2135 2140 faced face VBD 2141 2142 “ `` `` 2142 2147 quite quite RB 2148 2149 a a DT 2150 2157 problem 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