HIV project named Bending the Curves in partnership
Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) is
running an HIV project named Bending
emperorbusiness.com the Curves in partnership with the
Department of Health in Eshowe. It has covered ten clinics and two hospitals.
In 2018, A survey conducted on 3000
people and recently result had been analyzed. It confirmed that 90 % of HIV
infected people know their status, and 95 had suppressed viral load.
If you compare with South Africa,
then Africa is estimated to be at 85-71-86.
expressinfotech.com HIV/Tb advisor, Gilles van Cutsem
said, ” the primary purpose of the project is linked to people with care, so
the percentage ho tested HIV positive increased in 2013 70 % and 2018 94 %.
Moreover, Van said, it is the most
significant achievement. Our workers conducted testing door to door and linked
medical facilities that assisted people on treatment.
He further added, still problems are
present, the number of new infections
financetechnews.net cases is still high in which adolescent
girls and young women included. They aged 15-29 years decreased from 2.9 % to
1.2 % per year. There is a need to increase young men population to get onto
treatment.
Cutsem also said, ” there is a need
to target young working men and must develop strategies for workplaces and
schools. According to him, the testing outside the clinic for men would ensure
confidentiality and more convenient.
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