Five African Countries Approaching Control of HIV Epidemics

September 19, 2017

(UPI) – The data shows that the HIV epidemic in Lesotho is coming under control. Prior PEPFAR-supported Population-based HIV Impact Assessments, or PHIAs, announced for Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Data from the six African countries was obtained via PHIAs, funded by the U.S. government through PEPFAR and conducted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, ICAP at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health and local governmental and non-governmental partners.