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5000 Young Women Aged 15–24 Become infected With HIV Every Week

Michael Gwarisa

YOUNG women and girls still constitute the largest proportion of new HIV infections with indications that every week, around 5000 young women aged 15–24 years become infected with HIV, according to the UNAIDS Global AIDS Statistics Fact Sheet. By Staff Reporter According to the report, in sub-Saharan Africa, six in seven new HIV infections among

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National HIV Survey (ZIMPHIA 2020) Results Indicate Zimbabwe is On Track to Achieve HIV Epidemic Control by 2030

Michael Gwarisa

AS Zimbabwe joins the global community in commemorating World AIDS Day, results from the second Zimbabwe Population-based HIV Impact Assessment survey (ZIMPHIA 2020), released today demonstrate the nation’s continued progress towards achieving HIV epidemic control by 2030. ZIMPHIA 2020 found that 86.8 percent of adults living with HIV were aware of their status and of

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Abbott To Launch Revolutionary Viral Load Testing Technology In Zim

Michael Gwarisa

INTERNATIONAL healthcare firm, Abbott  will soon be rolling out a revolutionary viral load technological breakthrough the m-PIMA HIV-1/2 VL  viral  load point-of-care test in Zimbabwe. The turnaround time is only  70 minutes, hence increasing the chances of initiating more people on Anti retro Viral Therapy (ART) and eliminating new transmissions. By Michael Gwarisa The move

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