Chief Matanda has urged government and traditional leaders in the country to discourage traditional practices that accelerate the spread of HIV/AIDS.
Chief Matanda said as long as people do not give up certain beliefs and attitudes such as sexual cleansing the HIV/AIDS pandemic will still remain a problem in society.
The traditional leader said this when Mansa District Commissioner Chibwe Nsakasha who is on a familiarization tour of the district paid a courtesy call on him at his palace yesterday.
Chief Matanda urged his subjects and village headmen to refrain from acts that raised the HIV/AIDS infection and transmission rates.
He challenged all village headmen to take a leading role and get tested for HIV/AIDS to know their status as this will encourage their subjects to do the same.
Chief Matanda is an ardent HIV/AIDS activist in his chiefdom and was recently presented with a certificate for bravery and willingness to test for HIV/AIDS at a mobile Counseling and Testing (CT) activity conducted by the Peace Corps in his chiefdom.
He has also played a leading role in ending stigma and discrimination against HIV infected people in the area.
ZANIS
At least he lead by example by getting tested himself before advising others to do likewise
In ths time and age, are there people doing the so called sexual cleansing? I take it even in the past thoze who practised the evil act had ulterior motives long before a womwn became widowed.
Before you get tested, find out where HIV/AIDS came from?
Well said Chief. Sexual cleansing is morally degrading, reprehensible and pathetic.
Who are they cleansing , or they are just contracting or passing all sorts of STIs, please listen to the chief, he is a wise man.
ubuchende fye pa zed ebwashupa period…see how our politicians and young graduates quick say good bye,, most politians especially after 1991 they got new wives, wardrobes and after they were given ma pajero in FTJs period they even went even faster…
No wonder i will until i find a right girl for myself to have sex imagine am a virgin at 25 how many of you could do thta