By Nicola Tiltman | HIV & AIDS Medical Projects Facilitator
Villagers continue to be receptive to HIV services being offered to them.
“I've come for the test” one woman whispered when it was her turn to be seen. “my husband died some time ago and I keep getting sick. I don’t know what caused my husband to die, but many people in the village are saying that I have AIDS”.
Many women who attend for HIV testing, are often afraid that they are living with HIV as a result of misconceptions and myths about how the HI Virus is transmitted. When the test shows that they are negative, many of them dance with joy.
For those who test positive, having use of the portable CD4 cell count testing machine means that they can be commenced on antiretroviral treatment within that same day. Although they may not dance, they return home with hope.
During each consultation health education about HIV and AIDS, malaria and general health is also given.
Our partners in Zambia will be heading out again by boat from Mpulungu in mid-July 2015. They will take the CD4 cell count testing machine with them as they hold clinics in one of the villages visited in rotation as part of the health & HIV services programme.
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