Princess Lala Amina calls for comprehensive AIDS prevention campaign, meeting

     Speaking Thursday at a meeting to discuss the recommendations issued by the first national colloquium on "STDs and NGOs' role", Princess Lala Amina also called for a better use of media resources to target the youth in the anti-AIDS fight.

    During this meeting, OPALS' Deputy President, Nadia Bezzad, gave an overview of the main recommendations that were devised during the colloquium organized last March. These recommendations touched mainly on supporting the efforts of the Health ministry and OPALS to carry out screening and awareness raising campaigns in Morocco.

    For her part, Health minister, Yassmina Baddou hailed the efforts carried out by health professionals, urging them to further cooperate to fight against the epidemic. 

    AIDS prevalence in Morocco up to June 30 is estimated at 2,306 cases, 68% of which are within people aged 15 to 39. Some 1,500 HIV-infected people receive tri-therapy treatment thanks to Morocco’s 2007-2011 national strategy to fight AIDS/STD.

 The USD 47Mn strategy aims at raising the awareness of over a million persons, mainly high-risk populations, creating 150,000 screening centers and providing medical assistance 4,000 people by 2011.

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