Prevention Efforts
There are numerous initiatives and campaigns which have been used to curb the spread of HIV in Africa, such as the Abstinence, be faithful, use a condom or ABC campaign.
One of the greatest problems many African countries face, due to high prevalence rates, is "HIV fatigue", where populations are not interested in hearing more about a disease they hear about constantly. In order to address this, novel approaches are often required. In 2011, the Botswana Ministry of Education will be introducing new HIV/AIDS educational technology for schools. The TeachAIDS prevention software, developed at Stanford University, will be distributed to every primary, secondary, and tertiary educational institution in the country, reaching all learners from 6 to 24 years of age nationwide.
Read more about this topic: HIV/AIDS In Africa
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