HIV testing surge alarms Tlokweng

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Despite these challenges, the district recorded notable progress in child health services PIC MORERI SEJAKGOMO

A surge in HIV testing has raised alarm in the Tlokweng District, prompting the District Council chairperson, Ontiretse Bogatsu, to call for urgent attention to emerging health risks. Bogatsu on Monday highlighted several troubling trends that signal deeper behavioural and clinical challenges in the area.

She revealed that HIV testing numbers rose sharply from 820 in Quarter 1 to 1,826 in Quarter 2.

Moreover, the chairperson noted that whilst the positivity rate stands at 1.4 percent, the majority of those testing positive are males.

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