HIV on the rise in Phikwe

Addressing councillors on Wednesday, Mantswe said during the initial Botswana Impact Aids Survey, Chobe District had the highest prevalence rate while Phikwe was second.

However, the mining town shot to the top during the second and third surveys. Currently 27 percent of the town residents are HIV positive. She added that this is a very huge number considering that it includes both the youth and the elderly. Statistics also indicate that women are the mostly affected at 31.2 percent and 21.4 percent for men.