Tanzania: HIV Infection Rates Seen Dropping

THE average HIV/AIDS prevalence among people aged between 15 and 49 in Tanzania has dropped from seven per cent in the last ten years to 5.1 in 2012, Tanzania Commission for AIDS (TACAIDS) revealed.

However, at a prevalence of 14.8 per cent, Njombe Region has the highest infection rate followed by Iringa (9.1), Mbeya (9), Ruvuma (7) and Dar es Salaam (6.9), while Pemba (0.3) was the least affected followed by Unguja (1.2).

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