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HIV AIDS in Mozambique has created havoc in all over the country. In Mozambique there are about 1.3 million HIV infected people. The main cause behind this acute disease is that the infrastructure of health is very poor, poverty is another crucial problem and increase in the population mobility also results in this disease. The HIV AIDS death tolls have risen to 110,000. There are about 470,000 AIDS orphans in Mozambique.
Mozambique has already been termed as one of the fourteen priority countries in the world. The country finds place in the Emergency Plan of President for providing relief in AIDS. According to this plan, about two million HIV Positive and AIDS Orphans will be given treatment. Through anti-retro virals people affected with HIV Positive are generally treated. This plan aims in reducing more than 7 million fresh infections. USAID plays an important role in Mozambique to fight back the spread of this disease.
HIV AIDS Mozambique
In Mozambique, USAID has put in efforts to teach the communities about safe and healthy sexual life. They have started campaigning through media, people to people counseling and also voluntary health services. HIV AIDS Mozambique has created an impact on the mortality rate of the country. The USAID plays an important role in controlling the disease. In the year 2000 the National AIDS council was established. The finance of the Council is contributed by Global fund, World Bank and external donors.
Among the nine Countries of Africa, Mozambique is the worst hit HIV AIDS country. Thus HIV AIDS has emerged as one of the most serious epidemic of the country.
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