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Zimbabwe's Plan To Conduct Household HIV Testing Raises Concerns Among Some Advocates
PlusNews examines the challenges and concerns surrounding Zimbabwe's plan to conduct a door-to-door HIV testing campaign, which has not yet begun but "is already being met with skepticism by activists who feel this is not a priority for the country, especially with global HIV/AIDS funding on the decline." National AIDS officials say the country's "AIDS levy -- a three percent tax on income -- has become a promising source of funding"; in 2010, $20.5 million was collected, with most of that going to purchase antiretroviral drugs (ARVs), PlusNews notes. Of the estimated 1.2 million people living with HIV in Zimbabwe, 347,000 access ARVs through a national program, and another 600,000 people "urgently" need them, according to the news service.
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