Zimbabwe: Leaving No Stone Unturned to Tackle HIV/Aids Pandemic

2 August 2016

"While a lot has been achieved in terms of reducing the number of new infections and putting HIV-positive people on treatment, we are faced with new challenges, which if nothing is done, could erode all these gains. "A united front of people living with HIV and Aids is therefore needed now more than ever to effectively tackle all these challenges." These are the words of the Zimbabwe HIV and Aids Activists Union (ZHAAU) president Stanley Takaona.In an interview after the just ended 21st International Aids Conference, which took place in Durban, South Africa last week, Mr Takaona said one of the key areas of concern, which was deliberated on during the largest HIV conference, was the reduction in donor funding.

"We are not going to accept that particularly from the Global Fund, because it is countries that put monies there. We as people living with HIV say no to these cuts because it is tantamount to putting those on treatment on death sentence," said Mr Takaona.

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