Zimbabwe
The first reported case of AIDS in Zimbabwe
occurred in 1985. By the end of the 1980s,
approximately 10 percent of the adult population
was infected with HIV. This figure rose dramatically
in the first half of the 1990s, peaking at more
than 36 percent between 1995 and 1997. Since
the late 1990s, prevalence has been consistently
declining. With a national adult prevalence of
15.3 percent at the end of 2007, Zimbabwe was
one of the 10 highest-prevalence countries in
sub-Saharan Africa. According to national
estimates, prevalence decreased to 13.6 percent
in 2010. The epidemic has reduced life
expectancy, deepened pervasive poverty among
vulnerable households and communities, skewed
the size of populations, undermined national systems, and weakened institutional structures. However, it can be
difficult to disentangle the epidemic’s effects from other social and economic changes that occurred over the last two
decades.
In Zimbabwe, assistance has always been integrated into the country’s national program to mitigate HIV/AIDS. PEPFAR activities cover all regions and are organized around three main technical areas: 1) strengthening and intensifying systems for prevention, care, and treatment services; 2) developing innovative, evidence-based program models and tools that will be expanded to national scale with leveraged resources; and 3) developing technical and organizational capacity of indigenous organizations to scale up and sustain programs. In addition to contributing directly to the country-led HIV/AIDS program, USAID closely coordinates with other donors to identify opportunities for complementary support of common HIV/AIDS mitigation goals. These efforts have produced active collaborative support approaches with USAID, UNFPA, WHO, the Global Fund, and UNICEF.
View the full USAID HIV/AIDS Health Profile for Zimbabwe - September 2010 [PDF, 194KB].
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