Minister of Health Chitalu Chilufya says government is happy with strides made towards the reduction of new HIV infections.
Dr. Chilufya said this in Lusaka today during the Zambia’s 8th Health Research three day Conference under the theme “Breaking new ground in health research: moving from results to implementation-without leaving anyone behind”.
Dr. Chilufya said government with collaboration from other stakeholders remains committed towards ensuring that HIV cases drop drastically.
He said the cases are reducing because of the positive political will and environment which has changed the way people look at the epidemic.
Dr. Chilufya said the ministry has made progress in ensuring that many people are tested and treated, should they be found positive.
He said statistics of those being tested has increased from 70 percent to the current 86 percent.
Dr. Chilufya said government has also made strides in the reduction of Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTC) from 15 percent to 6 percent.
He said the ministry’s goal is also to ensure that they eliminate Syphilis and HIV in new borns, in order to reduce the level of transmission.
Dr. Chilufya further said all these interventions will be achieved through the effective use of the community health approach.
Speaking earlier UNAids Representative Kenneth Mwansa says Aids is not over in Zambia but that it can be controlled.
Dr. Mwansa said this is one of the biggest gathering on HIV in Zambia, bringing together government departments as well as civil society organisations.
He said nearly nine hundred thousand people in Zambia are on ART treatment while three hundred thousand are still waiting to be put on treatment.
God have mercy on Zambia! Help us O God. This is a country you love. It is still your country. We pray for wisdom of our leaders. We pray for those who cause confusion in the nation that you have mercy over them. BE GOD over ZAMBIA and cause confusion in the enemies camp of your nation if they fail to repent. In Jesus’ name we pray.
There’s Hope! We must not stop fighting against this scourge that has devastated families.
These statistics are deceiving and arent worthy trusting.
It depends to the samples they used from year to year.
Not sure the implication of this, does it mean Zambians haven’t fornicated now as much as prior years or does it mean people who are infected are actually in hiding compared to prior years.
I wouldn’t pay much attention to this
Do not have sex without a condom and stick to one partner simple as
But then again you know that
I have a _PhD
Thanks
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In the meantime, cases of new HIV infections are up 14% in China. Be careful ladies with those chonchilis!
@ Mushota you don’t have a PHD – you have a STD!
Because they didn’t count Sharon, Edgar Lungu and Davis mwila
Sharon is a ver good case showing how hiv attacks the brain….
HaDANNY naHeve.
Well done!!This is good news.????
This is misleading, the data quoted only refers to increase in percentage of people being tested. No data on prevalence to show that the rates have gone down. Fake news
What is the hiv rate?
Good news there! I’m sure male circumcision has worked wonders
The circumcision drive has made this possible. If you are a man, sexually active and like all men have multiple sexual partners then you need to get circumcised.