World AIDS Day 2010: The Prevention of HIV Transmission in Zimbabwe

Waiting for Test Results
"Rapid" HIV tests take 10 minutes. For those who test positive, on-site counselors help the patients come to terms with their diagnosis and start them on a program of ARV drugs. The U.K.'s long-term support of HIV prevention in Zimbabwe helped the country reduce infection rates from 24% of the adult population in the early 2000s to 14% in 2009.

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