New PEPFAR Data Indicate 4 African Countries Approaching Control Of HIV Epidemics
U.S. Department of State: Update on the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)
“Today, the United States announced that through support from the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) four African countries are approaching control of their HIV epidemics. Groundbreaking new PEPFAR data show that the HIV epidemic is coming under control across all age groups in Swaziland, the country with the highest HIV prevalence in the world. Additional PEPFAR-supported studies released in December 2016 for Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe also demonstrate significant progress toward controlling the HIV epidemics in these countries…” (7/24).
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