DAPP Malawi joins 2019 National AIDS Candlelight Commemoration
In corroboration with Malawi Network of People living with HIV (MANET+), National AIDS Commission (NAC), Department of Nutrition, HIV and AIDS (DNHA), ActionAid Malawi, Christian Aid, Norwegian Church Aid, UNAIDS, Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI), United Nations Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh/ISIL (UNITAD), African Community Advisory Board (AFROCAB), Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM), Reserve Bank of Malawi, Moravian Church, AIDS Health Foundation (AHF), Zomba District Council and Zomba City Council, DAPP Malawi participated in the National AIDS Candlelight Memorial Commemoration on the 21st July 2019 at Nasawa Technical College ground in Zomba district,
Themed “'Intensifying the fight for health and rights”, the day served as a community mobilization campaign platform in raising awareness of HIV and AIDS, breaking down barriers of stigma and discrimination and giving hope to the new generations.
Chief of Health Services in the Ministry of Health and Population Dr. Charles Mwansambo was the guest of honor and emphasized on the importance of getting tested “I, therefore, urge our men, adolescents and young women to undergo testing, and once they test positive, they should be linked to treatment services and ensure that they are virally suppressed”
The day remembers and honors lives lost to AIDS-related illnesses and provides an opportunity to encourage those living with HIV to champion the fight against HIV & AIDS and advocate for increased resource allocation. The commemorations started in 1983 and takes place every third Sunday of May.
