ARVs shortage hits Tsholotsho, more districts

TSHOLOTSHO district in Matabeleland North is among several districts in Zimbabwe experiencing a severe shortage of anti-retroviral medication despite recording the highest number of people living with HIV.

According to a report by the Parliamentary Thematic Committee on HIV and Aids, Tsholotsho had a total of 18 404 people living with HIV with 10 778 being women, 5 755 men as well as 977 children.

According to the report presented to Parliament by Senator Angeline Tongogara, healthcare facilities in Tsholotsho district reported that they sometimes experience limited stocks of
ARVs.

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