| ■ Zimbabwe AIDS prevalence rate falls further | 2007.11.06 |
| Zimbabwe's HIV prevalence rate has continued falling and now stands at less than 16 percent from more than 18 percent last year, government figures in the southern African country showed on Thursday. "We should caution ourselves that this is still an alarming figure that we must address," Health Minister David Parirenyatwa said in a statement. Despite years of economic recession, Zimbabwe has become one of the few success spots in battling the AIDS epidemic on the worst affected continent. HIV prevalence has fallen for six years and the figures showed it at 15.6 percent of 15-49 year olds in 2007 compared to 18.1 percent the year before. |