20.2.2025
20:32
Health
and
Child
Care
Minister,
Douglas
Mombeshora,
assured
the
public
that
Zimbabwe
has
enough
stock
of
anti-retroviral
(ARV)
drugs
to
last
for
the
next
six
months.
He
also
said
that
efforts
to
procure
additional
supplies
to
cover
the
remainder
of
the
year
are
already
underway.
Mombeshora
made
the
remarks
during
Wednesday’s
question
time
in
the
National
Assembly,
where
lawmakers
raised
concerns
following
the
global
suspension
of
development
and
humanitarian
aid
by
former
U.S.
President
Donald
Trump.
The
minister
said
the
Government
is
committed
to
safeguarding
the
country’s
progress
in
combating
HIV
and
AIDS.
He
said:
We
are
doing
everything
to
ensure
that
we
don’t
reverse
the
gains
we
have
made
in
the
fight
against
HIV
and
AIDS.As
a
matter
of
policy,
we
already
have
supplies
of
the
ARVs
for
the
next
six
months
and
procurement
processes
to
get
drugs
that
will
last
until
the
end
of
the
year
is
already
underway.
Mombeshora
added
that
even
if
the
U.S.
government
were
to
reverse
its
policy,
it
would
not
impact
the
contingency
measures
implemented
by
the
Government. He
said:
We
will
soon
come
to
this
August
House
seeking
your
support
for
additional
funding
to
ensure
that
there
are
no
disruptions
in
the
supply
of
the
drugs.
Mombeshora
revealed
that
31
per
cent
of
the
country’s
ARVs
were
procured
through
U.S.
funding,
while
the
remainder
were
purchased
by
the
Government
through
the
National
Aids
Council
and
other
development
partners.
Zimbabwe
achieved
the
95-95-95
targets
in
2022,
which
aim
to
ensure
that
95
per
cent
of
people
living
with
HIV
are
aware
of
their
status,
95
per
cent
are
receiving
treatment,
and
95
per
cent
of
those
on
treatment
have
a
suppressed
viral
load.
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