World HIV/AIDS figures go up

He was speaking at the World Health Organisation Sub-Regional workshop in Gaborone yesterday. The theme of the three day workshop is: 'Strengthening linkages between Sexual Reproductive Health (SHR) and HIV: Sharing evidence and best practices". It has brought together health officials from the region.

Malefho said according to the UNAIDS/WHO, around 67% of people living with HIV are in the Sub-Saharan Africa. Africa has 11.6 million orphans. He added that it is critical to identify interventions that will ensure realisation of Millennium Development Goals (MDG) especially those on improving maternal health and combating HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases by 2015.