JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, 2 June 2011 – In South Africa, the nation with the largest number of young people living with HIV, the destructive nature of the epidemic can be better understood than anywhere else in the world. According to a global report released here yesterday by UNICEF and its partners, one in three young… Continue reading UNICEF and Partners Launch Report on Preventing HIV Among Young People
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South Africa: Opportunity for HIV Prevention That Works
Joanne Brink South Africa’s HIV/AIDS National Strategic Plan for health has two objectives – reducing the incidence of new HIV infections by half and placing 80% of those in need onto anti-retroviral treatment. As a country, we are making some progress in scaling up our national HIV treatment programmes, but concurrently we need to maintain… Continue reading South Africa: Opportunity for HIV Prevention That Works
Ghana: Eastern Region takes steps to reduce HIV/AIDS prevalence rate
Koforidua, Feb. 27, GNA – The Eastern Regional AIDs Committee is to organize HIV Counseling and Testing on May Day at the Jacksons Park to enable workers to know their statuses. This is to help to reduce the HIV prevalence rate in the region of about 4.2 per cent, the highest in the country. This… Continue reading Ghana: Eastern Region takes steps to reduce HIV/AIDS prevalence rate