America hands new health facility to Malawi
The US government on Tuesday handed over a state-of-the-art HIV/AIDS building to Malawi to support the latter’s prevention, care and treatment for the pandemic in the country.
Speaking during the handing over ceremony in Lilongwe, US Global Aids Coordinator Eric Goosby said the new 960 sq.-metre facility represented the growing partnership between the two nations.
“The facility will help the country to continue registering tremendous strides in the fight against the pandemic and other related diseases,” he said.
In addition, he said, the facility will house the national data repository that will allow national data collected from all districts to be collated and analysed in a timely manner, and be able to guide a data-driven national health policy development.
The facility also has, among others, high-tech communication systems — with conference calling and voicemail capability that will provide excellent space for meetings and conferences, library and media room.
US ambassador to Malawi, Peter Bodde observed that although progress has been made in stabilizing the prevalence rate, more efforts need to be made on prevention of new HIV infections, which according to him, are on the higher side.
Health Minister Moses Chirambo (pictured), expressed gratitude to the American government saying the new office block will go along way in addressing the problem of office space for specialists in the HIV/ AIDS department.
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