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HIV/AIDS prevalence rates rise

    JOHANNESBURG

    HIV/AIDS prevalence rates are on the rise among adults in Mozambique, Agencia de Informacao de Mocambique (AIM) reported on Wednesday.

    Deputy Health Minister, Aida Libombo, said ministry figures indicated a significant rise from 12.2 percent last year to the current 14.6 percent.

    Addressing parliament, Libombo stressed the importance of diagnosis and treatment of other sexually transmitted infections as a means of preventing HIV infection.

    She called for the participation of all sectors to effectively tackle the country's HIV/AIDS pandemic.

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