Tlou retires from UNAIDS

Tlou won't be lost to nursing profession
Tlou won't be lost to nursing profession

The the director of the UNAIDS Regional Support Team for Eastern and Southern Africa and also former Minister of Health, Prof Sheila Tlou will resign from her post next month.

In an interview with Mmegi, Tlou said she will be retiring from the position she has held since 2010. Tlou is responsible for 21 countries, from Eritrea to South Africa, including the Indian Ocean Islands of The Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius and Seychelles.

“I have been working for UNAIDS for seven years. My retirement does not mean that I am totally leaving the nursing profession. I have a couple of projects in the pipeline. As long as HIV and AIDS are still here I am not going to leave this profession.

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