Alusine Rehme Wilson – (AR-Wilson)
“From January to December this year, our test statistics shows
that 13,143 Male and 14,049 Female in the North have been tested for HIV
disease, 140 male and 224 female out of the population tested results showed
positive and have also joined the 70,398 people that have benefited from the
Anti-Retroviral Drugs (ARV)from various Health Centers in the country,
exclusive of children that have also been tested some of whom are living
positively with the disease while others are responding well to Anti-Retro-viral Drugs treatments. A District Health Management Staff revealed to attendees at
the Makeni City Hall during the commemoration and celebration of the World Aids
Day.
This year’s commemoration of the World Aids Day marks the 36th
Anniversary of the day which is celebrated every year globally on December 1st.
In the Northern Region of Sierra Leone like other parts of the
world, this year’s celebration stimulated several activities ranging from a
football competition, flout parade, series of media sensitization prior to the
d-day and it also brought together various Stakeholders, NGOs, CSOs and others
who chatted on and made various statements related to ending the disease in the
country with the Theme: “Community makes
the difference to end HIV and AIDS by 2030”.
Several speakers spoke at the event including, the National Aids
Secretariat, Mr. Mohamed Sisay, AHF-SL Program Coordinator, Madam Miatta
Jambawai, the Deputy Chairman of Bombali District Council, John Yamba Kanu, the
Makeni City Council Mayor, Sunkarie Kabba, Rofutha Development
Association-(RoDA), CEO, Mr. Abdul Rashid Koroma and other partners of NAS. All
of their statements spoke to the relevance of the event and how to mitigate,
prevent and continue to sensitize others not to contact the disease.
These speakers also made strong Commitments to help end the virus
in the country by 2030.
Giving his key note address at the event, Resident Minister North,
Abu Abu Abdulai Koroma who represent the President of the Republic of Sierra
Leone, His Excellency Retired Brigadier Julius Maada Bio said that: “I bring you greetings from the highest
seat of the land, today I am here not to only represent the President, but to
as well celebrate and deliver his key message to the people of the Northern
Region on this auspicious day. As we are gathered here to commemorate and
celebrate the 31st Anniversary of “World Aids Day” in the North, I want to assure you of
government’s fullest support in the health sector leaving no one behind
inclusive of persons living with HIV and AIDS, a very important category in
society we should embrace and not discriminate at all”, said Resident Minister Koroma
before he official launched the campaign on behalf of the president.
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