Malawi's National Aids Commission (Nac) has pegged the HIV/Aids prevalence for the year 2007 at 12 percent, down from 14 percent in previous years.
Nac’s board chairman Nicholas Chitimba said the prevalence of those aged between 15 and 49 years was now estimated at 12 percent.
Chitimba also told the Friday’s edition of the country’s local daily of the Daily Times that so far 2.8 million people had undergone HIV Testing and Counselling (HTC) against about 7 million Malawians who were sexually active.
The Board chairman also disclosed that the southern African country’s Ministry of Health and other partners would set another national HTC campaign in August, which would extend to at least two weeks.
Chitimba also cited the increase in the percentage of Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) who were receiving free basic care from 32.5 percent in 2005 to 53.3 percent in 2007.
Malawi with a population of about 13 million people has been hardly hit by the HIV/Aids pandemic which has claimed a lot of lives.
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The decline to 12% from 14% is incorrect. If you read the Sentinel Survey Report, you will see that the 14% reported in prior years has been restated so that, using the same methodology as used in the 2007 survey, the previous level would have been 12.4%. I.E. the decline is from 12.4% to 12.0%
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