HIV | Community outreach spreads the word about test and treat in South Sudan
304 views · Published 30 November 2017 · 2:58 · Indexed 16 October 2026
Channel: Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders · 2017 · Nonprofits & Activism
For many people in rural South Sudan, HIV testing and antiretroviral therapy is nearly impossible to obtain. Moving from village to villages is extremely difficult and the war has forced many to flee to isolated locations. But in Yambio County, south west south Sudan, things are different as a pilot project is providing care to many people living with HIV. Through mobile, same day testing and treatment, provided by Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) the lives of sufferers and their families are changed for the better. Currently, two mobile teams are running six centres where people can be tested as well as receive ART therapy in the surrounding countryside. The most recent figures are promising. Between June 2015 and the start of November 2017, 14,804 people were tested for HIV. Of those, 505 tested positive and 401 were enrolled in the programme. The majority those not in the programme decided not to participate despite counselling. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international, independent, medical humanitarian organisation that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural disasters and exclusion from healthcare. SUBSCRIBE HERE: http://bit.ly/15M9M8v Help us caption & translate this video! https://amara.org/v/cxps/
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