A total of 24,496 children were tested for HIV-AIDS in Luanda last year. Of this universe, 935 children tested positive, which corresponds to 3.8 percent, according to the deputy general director of the National Institute for the Fight once morest AIDS (INLS), José Van-Dúnem
Preliminary data on the number of tests carried out by a population group and provinces last year shows a total of 103,085 tests carried out on children, of which 3,055 were positive.
According to data recently presented by INLS, in this process, four provinces stand out, namely Benguela, with 25,625 tests and 218 positive results; Luanda, with 24,496 tests, 935 positive; Huíla, with 1,080 tests, 229 positives and Huambo, with 5,391 tests, with 167 positive results.
The person responsible, who spoke to the press last Friday, March 1st, in reference to the international day once morest stigma and discrimination, a date that has been institutionalized by UNAIDS as zero discrimination day since 2014, said that, still in the same process, the The number of adults tested was 1,888,986, with 47,694 positives, which corresponds to 2.5 percent.
The leader explained that the results of tests carried out on pregnant women point to a figure of 93,698, of which 14,263 were positive, with a percentage of 1.5.
The source stated that, still in the same process, they started antiretroviral treatment, with the number being 2,176 for children and 36,318 for adults. “Luanda, with 550 cases of children, Lunda-Sul, 215, Benguela, 190, Moxico 179 and Cuando-Cubango, 122 adults receiving treatment in Luanda, with 9,777 cases, in Lunda-Sul, 2,819, Benguela, 3,342 and Moxico with 2,602”, he said.
José Van-Dúnem also clarified that the number of pregnant women with HIV has reduced significantly, due to the mother-to-child cervical cutting program, where he highlights that, in the period we have been mentioning, 17,915 pregnant women were registered, and in treatment have 3,943 women. The cross-border provinces continue to be the most affected so far, namely Cuando-Cubango, Lundas Norte and Sul and Cunene.
