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HIV/AIDS Situation in Zambia |
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Joint United Nations Programme on AIDS (UNAIDS)
reports that Zambia is one of nine African countries
hardest hit by the HIV epidemic, with one in five
adults infected with HIV. |
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Pregnant mother at St.Mary's Hospital, Harare.
Kristen Ashburn, Dec 2000. |
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| HIV/AIDS
Indicators |
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Adult prevalence
of HIV/AIDS (15–49 yrs): 13.5 –
20.0%
(WHO/UNAIDS 2003) |
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Estimated number
of people living with HIV/AIDS (0 –49
yrs):
730 000 – 1 100 000 (WHO/UNAIDS 2003) |
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Cumulative number
of reported AIDS cases:
44 942 (WHO/UNAIDS 2001) |
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Reported number
of people receiving antiretroviral therapy (15–49
yrs): 8 500 (WHO 2004) |
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Estimated total
number needing antiretroviral therapy in 2005:
140 000 (WHO/UNAIDS 2003) |
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Prevalence of HIV
among adults with tuberculosis (15–49 yrs):
62.2% (WHO 2002) |
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Key
Partners in HIV/AIDS prevention in Zambia |
| Zambian
Ministry of Health, USAID, European Union (EU),
Government of Norway (NORAD), Swedish International
Development Agency (SIDA), Department for International
Development (DFID), Japanese International Cooperation
Agency (JICA), Royal Netherlands Tuberculosis
Association (KNCV), World Bank, and multiple UN
agencies (UNAIDS, UNICEF, UNDP, WFP, and WHO).
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| Important
Contacts |
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Ministry of Health
Tel: +260 1 253 040 / +260 1 253 179 |
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National AIDS Council
Tel: +260 1 294 005 / +260 1 255 044
Email:
bollagk@zamnet.zm
/ aidsec@zamnet.zm |
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UN Theme Group
on HIV/AIDS
Tel: +260 1 25 11 95 / 25 08 00
Email:
aeneas.c.chuma@undp.org |
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UNAIDS Country
Coordinator
Tel: +260 1 252 645
Email:
csozi@who.org.zm
/ molokodana@who.org.zm |
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Zambia National
AIDS Network (ZNAN)
Tel: +260 1 224 397
Email:
znan@zamnet.zm |
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Children in Distress
- Kitwe Project, Zambia (CINDI)
Tel: +260 2 229 369
Email:
cindi@zamnet.zm |
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Family Health Trust
Tel: +260 1 223 589
Email:
fht@zamnet.zm |
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Homecare Services
(HCS)
Tel: +260 1 232 349 / +260 1 239 748
Email:
amosnota@yahoo.com |
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Kenneth Kaunda
Children of Africa Foundation
Tel: +336 499 1252 / +336 774 1700
Email:
kkfound@penn.com |
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Network of Zambian
People Living with AIDS (NZP+)
Tel: +260 9788 9496
Email:
ngonamathews@yahoo.co.uk
/ ericnamwe@zamnet.zm |
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ONEWORLD.NET
Tel: +260 1 232 773
Email:
catherine.phiri@oneworld.net |
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Planned Parenthood
Association Of Zambia (PPAZ)
Tel: +260 1 228 164 / +260 1 228 178
Email:
ppaz@mirolink.zm |
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Population Services
International (PSI)
Tel: +260 1 292 443
Email:
contact@sfh.org.zm |
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Project Concern
International
Tel: +260 1 295 707
Email:
jennifer@pcizambia.org.zm |
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Southern African
AIDS Trust (SAT)
Tel: +260 1 228 407
Email:
chikore@satregional.org |
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