ZIMBABWE NETZWERK e.V.

Zimbabwe's AIDS-Related Illness Deaths Figures Plunge

Voice of America writes:" WASHINGTON DC - The number of Zimbabweans dying from AIDS-related illnesses per year has significantly dropped from a high of 170,000 in 2003 down to 60,000 last year, according to a preliminary report of the 2013 HIV estimates presented to various governmental and non-governmental organizations. According to the state controlled The Herald newspaper on Tuesday, Ministry of Health and Child Care strategic information co-ordinator for the AIDS and and TB Unit, Dr. Mutsa Mhangara, told a workshop in Harare that the number of people getting infected continues to drop from 1.18 percent in 2012 to 1.05 percent in 2013. ...".