HEALTH Minister Dr Elijah Muchima says government has offered to support the UNAIDS office in Zambia, after the UNAIDS announced that it will reduce its presence in the country. During the recent 75th session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa, UNAIDS Regional Director Anne Shongwe held a meeting with Dr Muchima on the sustainability of the National AIDS response, indicating that UNAIDS would have a reduced presence in Zambia due to funding cuts. Commenting on this development in an interview, Dr Muchima said the UNAIDS office in Zambia would not close completely, but would only reduce the number of personnel due to limited funding. “Most of these institutions have been dependent on American [aid] and the American aid has...