MINISTER of Education Douglas Syakalima says though talking about sex was a taboo sometime back, he is aware that children are having sex, hence the need to talk about it. And Minister of Health Sylvia Masebo has disclosed that over 600,000 people have been accessing PrEP since its inception in 2017. Meanwhile, United States Ambassador to Zambia Michael Gonzalez announced the donation of $367 million in the new additional US government funding for the coming year to support Zambia’s fight against HIV AIDS. Speaking at a press briefing, Monday, Syakalima said government had continued to sensitize children on the prevention, effects and treatment of HIV/AIDS in schools. “First of all like my colleague said, the age group which is affected...

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