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| The Regional Commissioner of Kilimanjaro, Stephen Kagaigai (right) receiving a flag from one of the participants of the GGM Kili Challenge campaign 2022 who climbed Mount Kilimanjaro with the aim of donating money to continue the fight against HIV/AIDS. Behind them wearing a hat is the Vice President of AngloGold Ashanti- GGML who handles sustainable projects for Ghana and Tanzania, Simon Shayo. The reception was held at the end of the week at Mweka entrance in Moshi. |
The campaign founded by GGML 20 years ago, is specifically to provide education about HIV/AIDS and also to raise funds for the control of HIV infection with the aim of supporting the Government's efforts to reach three zeros in the sense of zero new infections, zero stigma and zero AIDS deaths
Speaking at the end of the week in Moshi district at a reception event for 52 participants of which 24 climbed Mount Kilimanjaro by walking and 28 by cycling around it through the Machame gate and down to Mweka, the Vice President of AngloGold Ashanti- GGML who handles sustainable projects for in Ghana and Tanzania, Simona Shayo, said this year's campaign has been a unique success.
He said the campaign was officially launched on June 29 in Dodoma and was followed by fundraising held on July 14 and then on July 15, 2022. The participants were allocated for the mountain climbing exercise, which also involved the provision of free HIV and diabetes testing services and the provision of UVIKO-19 vaccination for residents of Moshi Town and the Kilimanjaro region in general.
He said that these services started to be provided in Machame, Kialia, Soko la Kalali and Nshara and now Mweka.
"It is a great pleasure to tell you that in the services that started to be provided from 15 to 18 July this year, a total of 463 people have been tested for HIV, all of which were negative. Similarly, 411 people have tested themselves voluntarily. This is a big step for Tanzanians to want to know the state of their health," he said.
He also said that in the provision of vaccines against HIV-19, experts have successfully given to 822 people, of whom 365 are men and 427 are women, while in blood donation, 27 units of blood have been collected, while in the distribution of condoms, a total of 9,335 male condoms and 200 females have been allocated in those areas.
"Also in order to provide sufficient education to the public about HIV/AIDS issues, PrEP tablets which are specific for use to reduce the severity of HIV and prevent HIV infection were distributed along with 204 pamphlets on reproductive health issues," he said.
In addition, the Director of TACAIDS, Dr Leonard Maboko said that the money collected during the campaign is generally one billion Sh.
He also called on other stakeholders to join the institution in order to provide ways to raise more money to fund the AIDS control fund in the country.
In addition, speaking at the reception, Kilimanjaro Regional Commissioner, Stephen Kagaigai congratulated the 52 members who climbed Mount Kilimanjaro and called them heroes.
In addition, speaking about the results of HIV tests for more than 400 people, Kagaigai said that they show success in the fight against HIV.
The Regional Commissioner for Geita, Rosemary Senyamule, also praised the efforts shown by GGML and its stakeholders and said that the results of the tests show that the government's mission to reach zero three is going to be fulfilled.
In addition, he warned that the remaining challenge is new infections since many victims do not lose their lives to HIV or do not show symptoms.
In addition, one of the mountain climbers, Lucina Livigha said that despite the challenges of mountain climbing, they felt proud to be part of the success of the campaign that saves the lives of Tanzanians.
He said that these services started to be provided in Machame, Kialia, Soko la Kalali and Nshara and now Mweka.
"It is a great pleasure to tell you that in the services that started to be provided from 15 to 18 July this year, a total of 463 people have been tested for HIV, all of which were negative. Similarly, 411 people have tested themselves voluntarily. This is a big step for Tanzanians to want to know the state of their health," he said.
He also said that in the provision of vaccines against HIV-19, experts have successfully given to 822 people, of whom 365 are men and 427 are women, while in blood donation, 27 units of blood have been collected, while in the distribution of condoms, a total of 9,335 male condoms and 200 females have been allocated in those areas.
"Also in order to provide sufficient education to the public about HIV/AIDS issues, PrEP tablets which are specific for use to reduce the severity of HIV and prevent HIV infection were distributed along with 204 pamphlets on reproductive health issues," he said.
In addition, the Director of TACAIDS, Dr Leonard Maboko said that the money collected during the campaign is generally one billion Sh.
He also called on other stakeholders to join the institution in order to provide ways to raise more money to fund the AIDS control fund in the country.
In addition, speaking at the reception, Kilimanjaro Regional Commissioner, Stephen Kagaigai congratulated the 52 members who climbed Mount Kilimanjaro and called them heroes.
In addition, speaking about the results of HIV tests for more than 400 people, Kagaigai said that they show success in the fight against HIV.
The Regional Commissioner for Geita, Rosemary Senyamule, also praised the efforts shown by GGML and its stakeholders and said that the results of the tests show that the government's mission to reach zero three is going to be fulfilled.
In addition, he warned that the remaining challenge is new infections since many victims do not lose their lives to HIV or do not show symptoms.
In addition, one of the mountain climbers, Lucina Livigha said that despite the challenges of mountain climbing, they felt proud to be part of the success of the campaign that saves the lives of Tanzanians.
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