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PETRO: WE SHOULD NOT PERCIEVE AIDS AS A DONOR DISEASE

By Correspondent Friday Simbaya, Songea TANZANIA    Commission for Aids (TACAIDS) Ruvuma region coordinator Emmanuel Petro has urged district councils and other stakeholders not to perceive HIV/Aids as a donor pandemic but it is importance for all stakeholders to see as it as a problem of all. He said that in order to prevent the further spread of HIV among the population, all stakeholders involved in HIV/Aids activities must ensure that the entire population is reached with quality and sustainable services for prevention, care and treatment and impact mitigation. Petro made the statement during the just ended two-day meeting of evaluation of   HIV/Aids –related initiatives which were being implemented by the district councils held at Peramiho and   involved District Aids Control Coordinators (DACC) and Council HIV/AIDS Coordinators (CHAC)   from Songea municipality, Songea Rural, Namtumbo, Mbinga and Tunduru in Ru...