via AllAfrica.com
One would wonder why at a time when financing for HIV and Aids is decreasing such that governments are failing to provide treatment to all in need, others continue to channel millions into trials for new prevention technologies.
Statistics from the National Aids Council show that Zimbabwe has 1,2 million people living with HIV and Aids with a prevalence rate of 14,26 percent.
About 60 percent of these are women.
About 347 000 people are on life-prolonging anti-retroviral drugs (ARVs) against a total of 593 168 with CD4 count level of 350 who are in urgent need of treatment.
In terms of funding for treatment, Government says the gap continues to widen in line with set targets. This year alone, Government will need about US$9,1 million to provide treatment to 66 532 people in dire need of ARVs. Some strategies that have already been proved to work include the male and female condom, which is between 94 and 97 percent effective.
Male circumcision and the Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) have also been proved to prevent HIV transmission by 60 and 50 percent respectively.
Other interventions known to work effectively in combating HIV are behavioural change and blood screening
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One would wonder why at a time when financing for HIV and Aids is decreasing such that governments are failing to provide treatment to all in need, others continue to channel millions into trials for new prevention technologies.
Others have argued that the world already has preventive interventions that have been proved to work and the billions earmarked for these new interventions for prevention should, for now, be channelled towards scaling up already existing strategies for effective response to the HIV and Aids pandemic.
Statistics from the National Aids Council show that Zimbabwe has 1,2 million people living with HIV and Aids with a prevalence rate of 14,26 percent.
About 60 percent of these are women.
About 347 000 people are on life-prolonging anti-retroviral drugs (ARVs) against a total of 593 168 with CD4 count level of 350 who are in urgent need of treatment.
In terms of funding for treatment, Government says the gap continues to widen in line with set targets. This year alone, Government will need about US$9,1 million to provide treatment to 66 532 people in dire need of ARVs. Some strategies that have already been proved to work include the male and female condom, which is between 94 and 97 percent effective.
Male circumcision and the Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) have also been proved to prevent HIV transmission by 60 and 50 percent respectively.
Other interventions known to work effectively in combating HIV are behavioural change and blood screening
Read the Rest.
[Content that is linked from other sources is for informational purposes and should not construe a Mapping Pathways position.]
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