{"id":2316,"date":"2023-12-03T22:29:33","date_gmt":"2023-12-03T22:29:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rdaz.org\/?p=2316"},"modified":"2023-12-03T22:34:29","modified_gmt":"2023-12-03T22:34:29","slug":"rdaz-commemorates-world-aids-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rdaz.org\/index.php\/2023\/12\/03\/rdaz-commemorates-world-aids-day\/","title":{"rendered":"RDAZ COMMEMORATES WORLD AIDS DAY"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2316\" class=\"elementor elementor-2316\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eb2bc07 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eb2bc07\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-61613f4\" data-id=\"61613f4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d81f04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d81f04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.3 - 28-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\tThe prevalence of HIV in Zambia is around 11%. Statistically, this is of great concern especially that new infections are seen among the adolescents and young adults who account for about 50% of new infections annually.\nAs a country we have done well in the diagnosis and management of the HIV Pandemic, out of 1.4 million people living with HIV, about 1.1 million are on treatment but more needs to  be done in the prevention of new infections through child and adolescent targeted interventions.\nThe Resident Doctors Association of Zambia-RDAZ through it&#8217;s Central Province Chapter today joined the rest of the Country in commemorating the World Aids day under the theme &#8216; Let Communities lead. &#8216; \nRDAZ believes that solutions to the challenges communities face can be found within the profound wisdom and experience of the same communities.\nWe urge different sectors involved in the fight of the pandemic to involve affected communities in order to reduce both contacting and transmitting the virus so that we can lower the prevalence of HIV infection in our country.\nFor God and Country.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5d3482 e-con-boxed e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"e5d3482\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a240762 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a240762\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.3 - 28-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1008\" height=\"756\" src=\"https:\/\/rdaz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/406117898_687456516813245_1678053575416438908_n.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2319\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rdaz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/406117898_687456516813245_1678053575416438908_n.jpg 1008w, https:\/\/rdaz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/406117898_687456516813245_1678053575416438908_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rdaz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/406117898_687456516813245_1678053575416438908_n-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1008px) 100vw, 1008px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The prevalence of HIV in Zambia is around 11%. 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