Zimbabwe Achieves HIV Epidemic Control

Zimbabwe has achieved HIV epidemic control, a critical point where the total number of new HIV infections fall below the total number of deaths, with both indices declining, a senior Government official has said.

The country initiated its antiretroviral therapy programme in April 2004 and significant gains have been recorded over the past three decades.

Adult (15-49 years) prevalence has fallen from its peak of 26.5 percent in 1997 to 10.49 percent in 2021.

However, HIV/AIDS remains a major public…