Dar es Salaam, March 11 -- SIMIYU: THE Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Amref Health Africa Tanzania have launched the Afya Thabiti project to help the government eradicate the AIDS epidemic by 2030 in Simiyu and Mara.

Right! The project valued at 15.8 million US dollars for the financial year 2024 will implement evidence-based HIV prevention and treatment programs in health facilities and communities in Mara, Simiyu, and Zanzibar, while aligning health system strengthening activities towards epidemic control.

This initiative is part of the global efforts to end the AIDS epidemic by 2030 funded by the US Presidents Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) through the US Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ...