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In the HIV/AIDS Sector in Botswana

Botswana is highly affected by HIV/AIDS. Consequently, Uniterra's partners seek to act on several levels: 1) prevention, treatment, care and support for persons with HIV/AIDS; and 2) coordination and management of the national response.
HIV/AIDS IN BOTSWANA The HIV/AIDS prevalence rate is 19 % in Botswana and rises to 35.5% in the 15 to 49 age group. Approximately 330,000 adults aged 15 to 49 are infected (2003). Over half of them (190,000) are women. Since the first case was officially diagnosed in Botswana in 1985, the prevalence rate climbed to 18.1% in 1992 before reaching a peak of 37.3 % in 2003 (UNAIDS) HIV/AIDS has reduced life expectancy in the country from 72 years to 39 years (Uniterra and UNAIDS)	ON THE GROUND We are continuing projects to increase the accessibility of health care and community services for persons with HIV/AIDS.We focus in particular on ensuring that orphans or vulnerable children are taken charge of, and on the inclusion of gender issues in health-related activities. PROFILE OF A PARTNER ORGANIZATION IN BOTSWANA: the Botswana Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS. The Botswana Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS (BONEPWA) was established in 1999 as an umbrella organization responsible for coordinating and supporting support groups of People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in Botswana. Its mission is to promote, support, network and partnership build with HIV/AIDS programs for People Living with HIV/AIDS in Botswana. BONEPWA’s membership consists of People Living with HIV/AIDS Support Groups, representing a cross-section of society. The organization currently has 40 support groups, representing approximately 300 individuals (a majority of them women) making it the largest Network of PLWHA in Botswana. OTHER PARTNERS IN BOTSWANA Botswana Family Welfare Association - BOFWA Botswana Network on Ethics, Law and HIVAIDS (BONELA) Botswana Christian AIDS Intervention Programme (BOCAIP) Dula Sentle Trust House of Hope Botswana Network of AIDS Service Organisations (BONASO) Ministry of Local Government (Department of Social Welfare) Ministry of Education, Department of Vocational Education and Training (DVET) National Aids Coordinating Agency - NACA
FIGHT HIV/AIDS, MALARIA AND OTHER DISEASES HIV/AIDS is the number four cause of mortality in the world. HIV/AIDS affects a major proportion of the population in many of the countries where Uniterra's partners work. In Botswana, Burkina Faso and Malawi, we hope to expand the health services available to persons with HIV/AIDS and their families. In addition, informing and sensitizing local populations is a major component of all community health projects.