STATISTICS show that the rate of HIV/AIDS infections in Rukwa Region has gone down from 6.2 per cent in 2016 to 4.4 to date due to the government efforts in its fighting against the disease.
Rukwa Regional Coordinator for TACAIDS,
Daniel Mwaiteleke revealed this during a training session on HIV/AIDs at
the work place held here yesterday and funded by Walter Reeds.
“This is the good news and very
encouraging, indeed, but more efforts are needed to address the
situation in efforts to attain ‘zero per cent’ … the prevalence rate in
Rukwa now is below to national HIV/AIDS figures … it has dropped from
5.7 per cent to 4.7 per cent, “ added Mwaiteleke.
“The decline on infections rate does not
mean that HIV/AIDS has been stamped out, but that it is the result of
efforts undertaken by the government in collaboration with other
stakeholders, including citizens in Rukwa region taking preventive
measures against new infections
“The findings are a result of joint
efforts between the government, citizens and different stakeholders who
have concentrated on creating public awareness and services on HIV/AIDS
issues,” added Mr Mwaiteleke.
According to the country’s HIV/AIDS
Indicator Survey, the rate of prevalence within Rukwa region stood at
6.0 per cent in 2014, which has since dropped to 4.5 per cent to date.
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