HIV-infected adults in Botswana respond positively to ARV therapy public treatment program
With preliminary results from a study in Botswana, Harvard School of Public Health researchers have found that people with HIV-1 subtype C in resource-poor settings, who receive antiretroviral (ARV) therapy, can achieve comparable results to those in the developed world. A fully supported health care delivery system and infrastructure help ensure this success, according to data published in Novem...Botswana Continues Its Fight Against AIDS
Botswana is perhaps one of the worst AIDS affected countries in the world, with an infection rate of 35%. The Government has promised free treatment to all // those who were in need of it. The total number of AIDS infected people in the country amounts to 110,000 people. The country is badly in need of anti-retroviral medicines which serve to prolong life, without which the entire nation will be...Child Abuse on the Rise in Botswana
According to a report it was found that Botswana has one of the highest numbers of cases associated child abuse. Statistics show that about 81children //were abused in various forms between January and May this year. Botswana minister Margaret Nasha said that the children were brutally beaten some were subjected to rape, sodomy, attempted rape, defilement and incest. But such cases were not repor...Powerful Synergy: Botswana and Clinton foundation To Sign MOU
Gaborone – Furthering the initiative to improve HIV/AIDS treatment and evolve better prevention strategies, The Clinton HIV/AIDS Foundation and Botswana Government will// get into an agreement this month, to formally seal their synergy and take forward the vision, of an AIDS free nation. It is well known that, The Clinton Foundation has been a trailblazer of sorts, aiming ceaselessly to eliminate...Botswana: Infants can now be screened for HIV
Botswana has commissioned a programme to screen six-month-old infants for HIV. This infant HIV testing programme will focus on monitoring babies delivered from HIV infected// women. This programme has already met with success in 11 clinics and one hospital. It is estimated that among the 1.7 million population in Botswana, the infection rate as depicted by the Botswana Aids Impact Sur...