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toubab1020
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By Mafugi Ceesay December 27, 2018
The Gambia’s First Lady, Fatou Bah-Barrow, in collaboration with the National Aids Secretariat, have discovered 14 new cases of Hiv/Aids out of 735 tested. The First Lady and the Aids Secretariat are on a country-wide sentisation tour to end mother-to-child HIV/Aids transmission.
Speaking on Saturday at an event at Arch 22, Banjul, to mark the end of the first round of the tour, Madam Barrow said henceforth, a similar tour will be conducted every six months. She stressed that she will not be observing any protocol when it comes to matters affecting Gambian citizens because she is only interested in the well being of Gambians.
Ousman Badjie, the director of the Aids Secretariat, said the tour caravan focused on areas that required quick intervention.
Fanta Secka, the executive director of Bundung Maternal and Child Health Hospital, revealed that in 2017, about 1118 people were tested, out of which 1,025 were negative, with 93 positive. She said 92 of them were put on treatment out of which four have died.
She said in 2018, about 1,004 were seen with 854 testing negative and 150 positive. Of these 146 were put on treatment and 10 have since died.
Ma Jianchun, the Chinese ambassador to The Gambia, pledged his country’s support for HIV/Aids programmes in Africa and underscored the need to raise people’s awareness to curtail infections and help Africa realise the Sustainable Development Goals.
He said the First Lady’s campaign will help the people to know their status, eliminate fear and discrimination against HIV/Aids sufferers.
He said his embassy has provided D2 million for the activity and printed 1,000 T-shirts, and distributed 500 caps and placed 14 hangers and banners on highways.
http://standard.gm/site/2018/12/27/first-ladys-tour-team-discovers-14-new-hiv-aids-cases/
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toubab1020
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Posted - 07 Jan 2019 : 12:43:21
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Thursday, January 03, 2019
Gambia Network of Aids Support Societies (GAMNASS) president Samba Sey, has disclosed last week that a total of 1, 207 HIV cases were recorded across the country from January to September of 2018, excluding Bundung.
He said out of the total, Banjul and Serrekunda recorded the highest number of people infected
Mr. Sey said 30, 134 persons received HIV test from January to September, 29, 572 of them know their status and 1, 207 were tested positive.
He said GAMNASS is the umbrella body of HIV support societies in The Gambia and it coordinates the activities of members and provide leadership in their involvement in the National response to HIV/AIDs.
According to him, GAMNASS has been identified as a sub-recipient of the GF/RCTO project from the 1st January 2017 to 31 December 2019 through the International Treatment Preparedness Coalition (ITPC). “In June, 2018 June alone, we recorded 186 people infected with the virus. I am urging people to be careful because HIV/AIDS still exist in the country.”
He appealed to people to go for voluntary testing to confirm their status, saying those who inherit wives should also confirm their status first.
Ebrima Sarr also called on people to join in their crusade and awareness raising about the infection, saying that GAMNASS cannot do it alone. He also called on the Government to invest in HIV treatment.
Author: Sanna Jallow
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14 new HIV/Aids cases.
