Muzila commits FCC to ending HIV infections

Taking action: Muzila is pushing against HIV/AIDS scourge
Taking action: Muzila is pushing against HIV/AIDS scourge

FRANCISTOWN: City Mayor Sylvia Muzila last week launched the UNAIDS project, ‘Fast-track Cities: Ending the AIDS epidemic’, that aims to end HIV infections in the city by the year 2020.

With the project the city mayor commits to achieve the 90-90-90 HIV treatment target.

Briefing media, Muzila said cities are now uniquely positioned to lead fast-track action towards achieving the 90-90-90 target by 2020. The 90-90-90 initiative states: By 2020, 90% of all people living with HIV will know their HIV status. By 2020, 90% of all people with diagnosed HIV infection will receive sustained antiretroviral therapy. By 2020, 90% of all people receiving antiretroviral therapy will have viral suppression.” Muzila said Botswana is amongst the countries with the highest HIV prevalence of 18.5% and Francistown the hardest hit with prevalence of 24.3%. She said that the project also commits to ensure stigma and discrimination reaches zero percent level by the year 2020.

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