Search
  1. Home
  2. Africa
  3. East Africa

ADF funds to fight AIDS in four countries

    JOHANNESBURG

    Four Central African countries are set to benefit from an African Development Fund (ADF) grant to tackle HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs).

    The fund said in a statement that the US $8.3 million project aimed to strengthen regional integration on HIV/AIDS control within the Republic of Congo (ROC), the Central African Republic (CAR), the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Chad.

    According to ADF, the countries had to deal with frequent transborder movement of their populations and needed to "coordinate and harmonise" their HIV/AIDS strategies.

    "The project's activities will complement national HIV/AIDS control action plans by dealing with mobile and migrant populations along the [Congo, Oubangi and Chari] rivers, who are often left out by national control strategies," ADF said.

    Research shows that the average prevalence rate of HIV in the four countries is 11 percent among adults aged 15 to 49.

    This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions

    Share this article

    Our ability to deliver compelling, field-based reporting on humanitarian crises rests on a few key principles: deep expertise, an unwavering commitment to amplifying affected voices, and a belief in the power of independent journalism to drive real change.

    We need your help to sustain and expand our work. Your donation will support our unique approach to journalism, helping fund everything from field-based investigations to the innovative storytelling that ensures marginalised voices are heard.

    Please consider joining our membership programme. Together, we can continue to make a meaningful impact on how the world responds to crises.

    Become a member of The New Humanitarian

    Support our journalism and become more involved in our community. Help us deliver informative, accessible, independent journalism that you can trust and provides accountability to the millions of people affected by crises worldwide.

    Join