More than 300 Tanzanian MPs take HIV test in public

More than 300 Tanzanian MPs are taking HIV tests in public today as they try to encourage more people to get tested.

The initiative comes at the start of a six-month campaign dubbed ‘test and treat’ that seeks to put people living with HIV on anti-retroviral drugs (ARVs).

Speaking at the launch of the campaign, Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa directed local government leaders to encourage the public to take the HIV test so that those found with the virus can start medication immediately.  

SOURCE: BBC
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