THE Premier of KwaZulu-Natal, Sihle Zikalala launched the provincial government’s annual World AIDS Day commemoration programme today (Wednesday, December 1) at the Gugu Dlamini Park in Durban.
Zikalala, along with MEC for agriculture and rural development, Bongi Sithole-Moloi, and the eThekwini Municipality Mayor, Mxolisi Kaunda, ???.
The premier said the launch will reflect on the threat posed by the ‘double pandemic’ in the form of HIV/Aids and TB and Covid-19.
The premier also emphasised the need for citizens to get vaccinated.
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“This year’s World AIDS Day will be held under the theme: End inequalities. End AIDS and it seeks to highlight the urgent need to end inequalities that drive AIDS and other pandemics around the world, including Covid-19,” said Zikalala.
He said the province of KwaZulu-Natal has a large HIV/AIDS, TB and sexually transmitted infections rate and noted that eThekwini is one of the cities with a high HIV infection rate.
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“However, the government, working together with civil society organisations and the private sector, has made significant strides to turn the tide against HIV, AIDS, and TB while waging the battle against the raging Covid-19 pandemic,” said Zikalala.
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