Over 30s shy away from HIV testing?
Tuesday, December 07, 2010
While the under-30 age group averaged 4,000-plus first testers from January 2009 to September 2010, the NACA report say that the over-30 category had around 2,000. The report says that 15,563 people underwent HIV testing for the first time during the third quarter of this year (July-September).
In the 30-34 age group, only 1,940 people tested for HIV for the first time at Tebelopele during the July-September period. The situation gets worse in the over-35 category.
The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...