There is a continuing crisis in the country related to HIV/AIDS: one in five adults is HIV positive, and less than one fourth of the people in urgent need of life-prolonging antiretroviral treatment (ART) receive it.
There is a continuing crisis in the country related to HIV/AIDS: one in five adults is HIV positive, and less than one fourth of the people in urgent need of life-prolonging antiretroviral treatment (ART) receive it.
The outbreak appears to be under control for now, but torrential rains have been pouring down on Zimbabwe recently and could eventually worsen the situation. Containing the disease is a priority; if it reaches larger rivers and spreads to the lowlands the outbreak could be catastrophic.
MSF is expanding its activities in Zimbabwe, sending more relief goods and international medical staff for activities in Harare, Victoria Falls and Bulawayo in the wake of the government's campaign "Operation Restore Order" that has demolished houses and market places, already affecting 700,000 people
