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• The programme has been able to achieve 314 children (151males and 199 females) HIV free children through the Prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV/AIDS community programme for year 2014.

• The programme has reached a total 801 of males through dialoguing and educational sessions on issues of condom use, sexual transmitted diseases, male involvement in sexual reproductive health issues and prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV, cervical and prostate cancer. These were reached in 10 workplaces where men work and women were reached in households and community structures.

• The programme reached women who were pregnant for HIV testing and CD 4 counting and referred a total of woman for further assistance in ART enrolment and antenatal care visits to the Ministry of Health Public Health Unit and Good Sherped hospital.

• The programme has been able to provide access of condoms in Siteki town in workplaces, business entities and community. This has helped to provide unwanted pregnancies and HIV transmission in the community.

• The alliance has also conducted a zero new infections campaign where by it up scaled condom distribution with its partner LUSWETI with an aim of encouraging no sex (abstinence) or condom use for two months for October and November for Siteki. The campaign was successful after an evaluation was conducted.

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