Malawi President Prof. Peter Mutharika will on Thursday sign a Golden Ball committing himself to HIV prevention.
Mutharika will join 15 Heads of State who have so far signed the ball which will be arriving in the country alongside the Ghanaian Football Captain, Asamoah Gyan.
Mutharika: To sign golden ball
The ceremony is expected to take place at Sanjika Palace in Blantyre.
According to a statement, a visit by Gyan is one of the series that National Aids Commission (NAC) UNIADS and other partners are undertaking to reinvigorate HIV prevention in the country, particularly among the young people.
The campaign also seeks contribute to the three zero new infections, zero discrimination and zero AIDs-related death and in particular the drive towards zero infection through the galvanizing power of football.
Other planned activities during the campaign include interactive “Protect the Goal” information session with young people, media interviews and radio talk show.
