WASHINGTON DC —
Inhlolisiso eyenziwa luhlangothi lukahulumende olubona ngenhlelo ezitshiyeneyo zelizwe, iZimbabwe National Statistics Agency, yethula ngo2012 ugwalo olwatshengisa ukuthi banengi abasokiweyo ababamba igcikwane le HIV.
Inhlanganiso le yaveza ukuthi inani labo ledlula labo abangasokwanga ngokuyisilinganiso sokubili ekhulwini – 2 percent.
Loba kunjalo, ingcwethi ezikhangele umkhuhlane wegcikwane le HIV lomkhuhlane we AIDS, zithi akumelanga uhlelo lolu lumiswe ngenxa yokuthi kulabantu abasokiweyo asebememethekisa igcikwane leli.
Omunye wabo nguProfessor Gabriel Anabwani othi inhlolisiso eyenziwa zingcwethi kusukela ngomnyaka ka 2005 kwaze kwayafika umnyaka ka 2007 yayijulile.
Uthi inhlolisiso le eyaveza ukuthi ukusoka kuphungula amathuba okubamba ingcikwane le HIV ngesilinganiso sokungamatshumi ayisithupha ekhulwini – 60 percent – kumele ilandelwe.
Usekelwa nguDokotela Owen Mugurungi, umqondisi wohlelo lwe AIDS and Tuberculosis Unit kuhlangothi lukahulumende olubona ngezempilakahle.
Kodwa-ke uthi kumtshaya inhliziyo ukuthi inengi labantu abasokwayo kuhlelo olutsha lolu sebezitshaphaza.
Lokhu kusekelwe nguDokotela Elophi Sibanda laye ongajabuliyo ngokwenziwa yilabo abasokileyo.
Uthi loba kunjalo, kumele uhlelo lokusoka luqhubekele phambili.
Kodwa-ke uMnu. Felix Magalela Mafa owayelulnga ledale lephalamende uthi uhlelo lolu kumele lumiswe njengoba inengi lalabo abasokiweyo sebememethekisa igcikwane le HIV okumangalisayo.
UPrince McLeod Tshawe omele obosendu lwesiXhosa uthi labo abasokiweyo kumele bezibambe ngoba uhlelo lokusoka kaluvikeli ukuthi umuntu engabambi igcikwane le HIV.
Kukhanya kusafiphele ukuthi uhlelo lolu luyangaphi njengoba kulabantwana abanengi emazweni atshiyeneyo abazintandane ngenxa yomkhuhlane we AIDS.
Kambe uhlelo lolu lungenza ukuthi intandane lezi ziphunguleke na? Abadala bathi sizayicela isivuthiwe.
Inhlanganiso le yaveza ukuthi inani labo ledlula labo abangasokwanga ngokuyisilinganiso sokubili ekhulwini – 2 percent.
Loba kunjalo, ingcwethi ezikhangele umkhuhlane wegcikwane le HIV lomkhuhlane we AIDS, zithi akumelanga uhlelo lolu lumiswe ngenxa yokuthi kulabantu abasokiweyo asebememethekisa igcikwane leli.
Omunye wabo nguProfessor Gabriel Anabwani othi inhlolisiso eyenziwa zingcwethi kusukela ngomnyaka ka 2005 kwaze kwayafika umnyaka ka 2007 yayijulile.
Uthi inhlolisiso le eyaveza ukuthi ukusoka kuphungula amathuba okubamba ingcikwane le HIV ngesilinganiso sokungamatshumi ayisithupha ekhulwini – 60 percent – kumele ilandelwe.
Usekelwa nguDokotela Owen Mugurungi, umqondisi wohlelo lwe AIDS and Tuberculosis Unit kuhlangothi lukahulumende olubona ngezempilakahle.
Kodwa-ke uthi kumtshaya inhliziyo ukuthi inengi labantu abasokwayo kuhlelo olutsha lolu sebezitshaphaza.
Lokhu kusekelwe nguDokotela Elophi Sibanda laye ongajabuliyo ngokwenziwa yilabo abasokileyo.
Uthi loba kunjalo, kumele uhlelo lokusoka luqhubekele phambili.
Kodwa-ke uMnu. Felix Magalela Mafa owayelulnga ledale lephalamende uthi uhlelo lolu kumele lumiswe njengoba inengi lalabo abasokiweyo sebememethekisa igcikwane le HIV okumangalisayo.
UPrince McLeod Tshawe omele obosendu lwesiXhosa uthi labo abasokiweyo kumele bezibambe ngoba uhlelo lokusoka kaluvikeli ukuthi umuntu engabambi igcikwane le HIV.
Kukhanya kusafiphele ukuthi uhlelo lolu luyangaphi njengoba kulabantwana abanengi emazweni atshiyeneyo abazintandane ngenxa yomkhuhlane we AIDS.
Kambe uhlelo lolu lungenza ukuthi intandane lezi ziphunguleke na? Abadala bathi sizayicela isivuthiwe.
