Mon, 27 Feb 2017 10:27:04 +0000 By Mary Kachepa THE fact that over 16,300 schoolgirls fall pregnant each year is a clear message that adolescent girls and their sexual partners remain a priority population in preventing new HIV infections in Zambia, says the Forum for African Educationalists of Zambia (FAWEZA). FAWEZA executive director Agnes Mumba said that HIV testing in schools will offer an entry point for prevention messaging for young people to maintain their HIV negative status. “Schools should be targeted as HIV entry points for prevention campaigns because the majority of young people who can be found in schools are likely to be HIV negative,” she said. Ms Mumba explained that there was now global acknowledgement that the turn- around strategy for HIV and AIDS rested in preventing new infections. “The Educational Statistical Bulleting has clearly pointed out to children in primary (Grade 5-7) and secondary schools (Grades 8-9) as constituting over […]
