HIV campaign comes to a halt
By Tando Mfengwana
HIV prevention campaign, Khomanani, will close its provincial offices on Friday, bringing the door-to-door campaigning of more than 1 300 community volunteers to a stop at the end of next month.
This comes after Health Department officials decided against appointing a new service provider before existing contracts expired.
Government has declared 2006 the year of accelerated HIV/Aids prevention. This will especially put emphasis on communication campaigns to prevent the spread of the pandemic.
Government figures released on Friday show that more than 5. 4 million people are HIV positive in South Africa, making it the country with second highest HIV infection rate in the world, after India.
HIV prevention campaign, Khomanani, will close its provincial offices on Friday, bringing the door-to-door campaigning of more than 1 300 community volunteers to a stop at the end of next month.
This comes after Health Department officials decided against appointing a new service provider before existing contracts expired.
Government has declared 2006 the year of accelerated HIV/Aids prevention. This will especially put emphasis on communication campaigns to prevent the spread of the pandemic.
Government figures released on Friday show that more than 5. 4 million people are HIV positive in South Africa, making it the country with second highest HIV infection rate in the world, after India.
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