This file photo shows Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan addressing the general debate of the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York, Sept. 23, 2021. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has called on stakeholders in the fight against HIV/AIDS to renew efforts aimed at preventing new infections.
DAR ES SALAAM, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) -- Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Thursday called on stakeholders in the fight against HIV/AIDS to renew efforts aimed at preventing new infections.
In her national address to mark World AIDS Day, Hassan said the focus should be to eliminate HIV/AIDS by 2030 as pronounced by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
She told a public rally in Tanzania's southern region of Lindi that the focus should be protecting vulnerable groups, especially the youth aged between 15 and 24, from getting new HIV infections.
Hassan ordered the Ministry of Health to put in place strategies aimed at minimizing the stigmatization of people infected with HIV.
UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima on Tuesday launched a report that revealed dangerous inequalities are undermining the AIDS response and jeopardizing the health security of everyone.
