ZAMBIA: Home-based care valuable in AIDS battle

Community projects in Zambia are proving to be a valuable resource in mitigating the impact of HIV/AIDS in the country.

The Bwafwano project, north of the capital, Lusaka, is providing much-needed assistance to an estimated 2,000 HIV-positive people in Chazanga township with volunteers visiting close to 1,800 people daily.

The programme also provides women widowed by the disease with skills to ensure that they become financially self-sufficient.

Bwafwano executive director Beatrice Chola told the UN news service PlusNews that HIV/AIDS was the most serious economic challenge for the township dwellers.

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