Foreign truck drivers and sex workers get ARVs

Truck drivers are at risk of contracting HIV and STIs PIC: TSELE TSEBETSAME
Truck drivers are at risk of contracting HIV and STIs PIC: TSELE TSEBETSAME

The Ministry of Health and Wellness, permanent secretary (PS) Shenaaz El Halabi says the government is willing to maintain health services provision of ARVs to foreign truck drivers and commercial sex workers.

She said this when receiving the HIV/AIDS Cross Border Initiative (CBI) wellness clinic at the ministry headquarters this week.

“The government would like to thank the SADC secretariat for coming up with the initiative of establishing CBI wellness centres, which is a good strategy in the fight against HIV/AIDS. We will ensure sustainability and continue operations of the wellness clinic to ensure that it operates within the framework of the National Health System so that it does not become a white elephant,” she said.

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