Matabeleland South is asking for custom HIV programs because their situation hits different than the rest of Zimbabwe. The province sits at 15 percent HIV prevalence, which destroys the national average of 9.4 percent, and officials blame the border crossings at Beitbridge and Plumtree, where families split up chasing better money. Provincial manager Mgcini Sibanda said young women between 15 and 24 are getting wrecked the hardest, with infection rates running about four times higher than men in the same age brackets.
Every single district in the province beats the national infection rate, and Bulilima district topped out at 17.6 percent. The border towns are seeing more sex work and teenage pregnancies because parents are gone working across international lines. Around 93,000 people out of the province's 760,000 residents are living with HIV, and nearly all of them are on antiretroviral therapy.
Every single district in the province beats the national infection rate, and Bulilima district topped out at 17.6 percent. The border towns are seeing more sex work and teenage pregnancies because parents are gone working across international lines. Around 93,000 people out of the province's 760,000 residents are living with HIV, and nearly all of them are on antiretroviral therapy.
