{"id":7352,"date":"2017-11-29T14:29:48","date_gmt":"2017-11-29T14:29:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/?p=7352"},"modified":"2017-11-29T14:29:48","modified_gmt":"2017-11-29T14:29:48","slug":"usa-committed-to-helping-fight-against-hivaids-in-burundi-ambassador-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/usa-committed-to-helping-fight-against-hivaids-in-burundi-ambassador-says\/","title":{"rendered":"USA committed to helping fight against HIV\/AIDS in Burundi, Ambassador says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>While the World AIDS Day is celebrated on December 1st, USA Ambassador Ann Casper visited Kamenge Military Hospital -the embassy\u2019s partner, to see which achievements have so far been made to fight against HIV\/AIDS. She encourages people to do HIV test.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7354\" style=\"width: 443px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7354\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-7354\" src=\"http:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Casper-site-300x246.jpg\" alt=\"Ambassador Ann Casper: \u201cThe United States of America is committed to helping fight against HIV\/AIDS in Burundi\u201d\" width=\"433\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Casper-site-300x246.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Casper-site-768x630.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Casper-site-1024x840.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Casper-site-600x492.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Casper-site.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 433px) 100vw, 433px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7354\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ambassador Ann Casper: \u201cThe United States of America is committed to helping fight against HIV\/AIDS in Burundi\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The US Embassy has invested more than USD 100 million in the prevention of HIV\/AIDS transmission since 2011. HIV\/AIDS kills a huge number of people once neglected but people can live longer with it.<\/p>\n<p>Ambassador Casper says the US objective is not only to spread a message of hope to people who live with HIV but also to prevent its transmission. \u201cWe want to remind people that HIV is a disease that people can live with for a long time.\u201d says Casper.<\/p>\n<p>Ambassador Casper says people should have their HIV status checked to avoid transmitting the disease.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe good thing is that today you can live with HIV and be able to prevent yourself from transmitting the disease to your partner or children. It is very important to have your status checked because it can help you save both your life and your loved one\u2019s life,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>Casper also says she is very impressed by the commitment of the military hospital to the fight against HIV.<\/p>\n<p>Marc Nimburanira, Kamenge Military Hospital Administrator, says the US government has helped to support and take care of people living with HIV. \u201cNow we have appropriate rooms and equipment and this has facilitated the follow up of HIV-positive people\u201d, says Nimburanira.<\/p>\n<p>He also says the hospital has assisted 50 HIV- positive pregnant women to give birth to HIV-negative children thanks to its partnership with the embassy.<\/p>\n<p>The objective of the program to prevent HIV \/ AIDS transmission from mother to child is to reduce the rate of transmission by less than 2%.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While the World AIDS Day is celebrated on December 1st, USA Ambassador Ann Casper visited Kamenge Military Hospital -the embassy\u2019s partner, to see which achievements have so far been made to fight against HIV\/AIDS. She encourages people to do HIV test. 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