The Midweek Sun

AIDS advocacy today? How about Africa as a whole?

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HIV advocacy in Botswana today is doing very well there has been significan­t progress over the past few years in dealing with issues of HIV/AIDS. However resources are still not enough to reach remote areas which are affected as well.

Africa as a whole is improving considerab­ly also, taking from a number of networks doing clinical researches supported by NIH and other organisati­ons.

Looking at how far we have come as a country to fight HIV/AIDS, the milestones we have made, what do you think is still keeping us from significan­tly reducing our rate of HIV infections?

A lack of adherence to treatment is what is holding us back from significan­tly reducing our rate of HIV infections. This is the result of a lack of knowledge and education, caused mainly by a lack of resources to carry out that education especially in remote areas.

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