Deputy Director for HIV/AIDS in the Ministry of Health Rabson Kachala says government through Ministry of Health, is geared to eliminate new HIV/AIDS infections by 2030.
Kachala made the assurance on Friday during the commemoration of a Joint International World AIDS Day and Candlelight memorial event, which took place at Lilongwe Technical College.
He said the country is doing all it can to achieve the deadline (2030), which was set by SADC member countries.
Kachala also urged the public and key stakeholders to work together to achieve the set goal.
“Let’s work together to create a future where everyone can live without fear or any kind of stigma. For your information over 996,000 people are still receiving HIV/AIDS treatment and this is still a huge number and we are monitoring our health facilities to provide the best services,” he said.
Speaking earlier, Y- Plus Organization member Innocencia Kachitsa, a young woman living with HIV/AIDS, bravery shared her emotional story, saying stigma still remains a big challenge among the people living with HIV/AIDS due to misinformation.
“Stigma is still one of the factors affecting us as people living with HIV/AIDs, because when you share your status to your friends, they begin to discriminate you even disincline you from participating certain activities.
“Let me encourage my colleagues who are facing stigma like me, to never give up but stay determined and become what you want to be in life,” she said
Lilongwe Principal Nutrition and HIV/ AIDS Officer, Edna Mwangonde, commended different organizations that made the event a success.
“It was a very important day for us, and a colourful event. As a district we are glad to have organized such an event, because it created a platform for us to reach out and provide information on HIV/AIDS,” Mwangonde said.
The event which was commemorated under the theme: “Take the right path, together we remember, together we end AIDS”, was financially supported by Jhpiego, World Vision, UNC project, Mothers to Mothers, National AIDS Commission (NAC), MANASO, AHF Malawi, COWLHA just to mention the few.
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