New HIV infections worrying
The government of Netherlands says it is deeply concerned with the rate of new HIV infections in Zambia.Netherlands Ambassador to Zambia Harry Molenaar says the number of new HIV infections, exceeds the number of AIDS deaths.
Mr. Molenaar is of the view that in the absence of a cure for HIV, prevention should play a pivotal role in helping to get the AIDS epidemic under control.
He said there is need to increase HIV prevention efforts especially among girls and women.
Mr. Molenaar said this is because any response to treatment and care will not succeed unless the number of new infections is reduced significantly.
He was speaking at a three day HIV/AIDS workshop in Lusaka, Wednesday.
Mr. Molenaar explained that his government's support will be targetted on HIV prevention.
The Netherlands government has in the last seven years been supporting various HIV/AIDS programmes in Zambia.
