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Africa halves Aids-related deaths: WHO

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AFRICA has made significant progress in fighting HIV and has halved Aids-related deaths over the past decade, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said.

BY SILENCE MUGADZAWETA AFRICA has made significant progress in fighting HIV and has halved Aids-related deaths over the past decade, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said.

WHO said new infections had been reduced by 43%.

“To achieve the 2030 global development goal of ending Aids, countries should ensure that by 2025, 95% of people living with HIV know their status (target one), 95% of those who know their status are on treatment (target two) and 95% of those receiving treatment have their viral load suppressed (target three).

“The fast-track strategy to end Aids was initiated in December 2015 by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/Aids (UNAids) and then in December 2020, the new 95-95-95 five-year plan replaced the previous targets,” WHO added.

WHO said Botswana, Cape Verde, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, Uganda and Zimbabwe were on track to reach the 95-95-95 targets by 2025.

“But inadequate access to HIV testing and treatment for key populations is hampering progress. Community-based services and stigma-free health facilities can help ensure men who have sex with men, injecting drug users, sex workers and other key populations get the healthcare they need.”

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