Thursday, March 28, 2024

Go for VCT, teachers told

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Education Minister, Geoffrey Lungangwa has called on teachers across the country to go for voluntray HIV conselling and testing to Know their HIV/AIDS status.

Proffessor Lungwagwa says the country is losing valuable manpower due to HIV/AIDS
because people wait until they are sick to go to the hospital.

He noted that VCT was an important  element in the fight against the pandemic as  it
is the entry point for prevention, treatment, care and support.

Professor Lungwangwa said this in Lusaka today in a speech read for him by his
deputy, Lucy Changwe,at celebrations to mark the Teachers Health Day in Lusaka
today.

He noted that the ministry of education is the largest employer adding that quality
education cannot be achieved without healthy teachers.

Professor Lungwangwa noted that the fight against HIV/AIDS cannot be achieved
through talking alone, but that there is need to take drastic and holistic actions
to save the next generation from the pandemic.

speaking at the same function, Director of Human resource and administration at the
ministry of eucation, Daniel  Bowasi said the the HIV’AIDS pandemic has continued to
take  heavy toll on humanity.

Mr Bowasi said in ordeer to effectively fight the pandemic, the ministry in 2006
launched an HIV/AIDS work place policy.

He noted that the policy has so far been comprehensive, as it covers all vital areas
of HIV/AIDS.

Mr Bowasi observed that the policy was a foundation for the prevention and care
programmes in the ministry and also sets the standard behaviour expected of all
employees.

He however said the policy can only be useful if it is widely dessiminated to all
employees in the ministry.

3 COMMENTS

  1. Prof. Lungwangwa should lead by example as well. We heard of his sexual activities in the media recently.I agree that VCT is key to curb unneccesary deaths of teachers or any other so that they can access ARV’S.

  2. this blog is serious when it comes to issues of hiv aids there is so much apathy.
    the deravitive reasoning is that zambians are still ind enial and do not wantt o talk about this but good health is the key to sustainable development .mark my word

  3. this blog is serious when it comes to issues of hiv aids there is so much apathy.
    the deravitive reasoning is that zambians are still in denial and do not wantt o talk about this but good health is the key to sustainable development .mark my word

    that is the reasoning and logic applied when i was suggesting that the red ribon campaign may have an adverse effect the colour shd be changed.pacro where are you.

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