Wed, 16 Aug 2017 14:07:45 +0000 By CHIKUMBI KATEBE ZAMBIA has amplified its approach in the fight against HIV with the introduction of mandatory testing and treatment in all health institutions in meeting the UN target of eliminating HIV by 2030. President Edgar Lungu made the announcement yesterday during the commemoration of the inaugural HIV Testing and Treatment day, that testing and subsequent treatment has now become policy and compulsory in Zambia. He said this was the government’s policy in attaining the 2030 threshold in the fight against HIV/AIDS. “Just yesterday when we sat in Cabinet we dealt with this subject of HIV Testing and Treatment and I must confess there are some colleagues who felt that this is contrary to human rights and the right to privacy, but my position was that no one has the right to take his own life and no one has the right to take another’s life. “Therefore, […]
