HIVAIDS

HIV/AIDS Prevalence Getting Worse in Tigray Region, Ethiopia

HIV/AIDS Prevalence Getting Worse in Tigray Region, Ethiopia

The Tigray Region of Ethiopia faces a dire situation as HIV/AIDS prevalence worsens, exacerbated by critical shortages of children's co-morbidity medicine and HIV test kits. The Tigray Region Health Office highlighted the scarcity of essential supplies amidst the current challenges in the region. Mr. Fisiha Birhane, the coordinator of HIV prevention and control at the Tigray Regional Health Bureau, emphasized a stark contrast in health performance over the past three years. Previously, there was more effective management of HIV/AIDS prevalence and related services. However, the landscape has deteriorated significantly. Mr. Birhane attributed the worsening spread of HIV to increased vulnerability…
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HIV/AIDS infection rate shocks in Tigray, Ethiopia

HIV/AIDS infection rate shocks in Tigray, Ethiopia

According to Tigray region health office data, 10 out of 100 are infected with HIV AIDS. The office announced that the rate of HIV AIDS virus infections in Tigray region is alarming Tigray region, after the war in the north, the spread of the HIV virus has increased dramatically, and the spread has increased by 10.5 per cent, the regional health office told Addis Maleda. The deputy head of the Tigray Regional Health Office, Dr Raye Isaias, said that the spread of the virus has increased significantly during and after the war in the region due to sexual assaults. HIV…
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