Spend 1.4 billion rand in South Africa to declare war on AIDS
    At 00:00 on the April 1, 2010 Source: People's Network
People's Network in Johannesburg on March 31 (Xinhua Peiguang Jiang) South African Health Minister 阿伦莫索阿 lady recently announced that South Africa will be held on April 15 was officially launched in Gauteng Province, a cost of 1.4 billion rand (1 U.S. dollar co 7.37 rand) in new AIDS prevention plan. South African government said the new program's goal is to end the AIDS infection rate in 2011 decreased by 50% to 80% of treated patients in need of treatment.

There are two major highlights of the new scheme: First, it emphasizes the role of prevention, the second is to mobilize the people volunteering for testing. The main contents include: the end of June next year, guaranteed 15,000,012 Zhiqian over the age of the population Jieshou AIDS testing; the nation's hospitals, clinics and so will provide patients with AIDS at the entrance counseling and testing services, mobile services to rural areas cars will be for people testing; publicity AIDS prevention, promote healthy lifestyles.

South Africa is the world's worst AIDS epidemic one of the countries. According to figures provided by UNAIDS, South Africa, current AIDS patients and HIV infection of about 5.7 million, 15-year-old to 49-year-old population, the AIDS infection rate is about 18.1%. According to the 2007 strategic plan developed AIDS, from April 1 this year, the South African government will further provide AIDS treatment for pregnant women, while under 1 year for all tested positive for AIDS, to provide free treatment for babies.

According to reports, the South African government in the prevention and treatment of AIDS is the biggest challenge facing the lower rate of infection. Currently, South Africa AIDS Budget each year nearly 900 million U.S. dollars. In the latest medium-term fiscal budget, the Government has substantially increased funding for AIDS prevention, this year's budget increased by 33% over last year, more than any other area of budget growth. 3 years later, funding for AIDS in South Africa is up to 80 billion rand.莫索阿莱迪 warned that if not to lower HIV infection rates, South Africa will face "a disaster" because the budget is not possible to grow continuously.

South African National AIDS Committee Co-Chair Make Hai Wood believes that the upcoming AIDS counseling and prevention programs are "the most ambitious AIDS plan." To ensure the smooth implementation of the new scheme, the South African Minister of Health has sent a letter to all staff, including those already retired or are no longer employed medical workers, calling them into action.