Africa Matters

Tanzania plans to end Aids by 2030

Botswana, Eswatini, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe have reached the goal of ’95-95-95′ targets for ending AIDS by 2030. Dar es Salaam. Tanzania is among five African countries that have committed to ending AIDS by 2030, the country’s health minister, Ms Ummy Mwalimu, has said. She said that 96 percent of Tanzanians living with HIV infection are aware of their…

Read More

PEPFAR’s $6.6 billion invested to save lives in Tanzania in 20 years

Summary Aids-related deaths in Tanzania have declined by 76 percent from 120,000 in 2003 to 29,000 in 2021, new infection have also declined by 58 percent Tanzania has so far received $6.6 billion (or roughly Sh15 trillion) from the US government as part of the support for HIV programmes in the past 20 years. The assistance has helped significantly…

Read More