CDC Global HIV/AIDS Activities - Mozambique
· HIV Prevalence (Adults 15-49): 16.1%
· Estimated AIDS Deaths (2005): 140,000
· Estimated AIDS Orphans: 510,000
From the UNAIDS Epidemiologic Fact Sheet 2006 Update
Partnering to Fight HIV/AIDS
The CDC Global AIDS Program (GAP) Mozambique office opened in August 2000. Since then, CDC has been supporting the Mozambique Ministry of Health by pursuing a balance between addressing the immediate needs and building long-term capacity to mitigate the impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. This approach is being implemented in nine of the 11 provinces. In the two other provinces, where HIV prevalence and poverty rates are high and health care coverage is especially low, CDC Mozambique has intensified its prevention, care and treatment efforts.
In 2003, US President George W. Bush announced the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). Mozambique was designated a focus country of the initiative and CDC GAP Mozambique became a part of this unified US Government effort to turn the tide against the epidemic.
Last reviewed: November 28, 2007
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Global AIDS Program (GAP)
National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention