As if Ituri province didn't have enough to worry about, Digitalcongo.net reports: Ituri: the HIV / AIDS prevalence rate goes from 3.2% in 2014 to 6.2% in 2018. Excerpt from the Google translation:
The HIV / AIDS prevalence rate in Ituri province rose from 3.2 percent in 2014 to 6.2 in 2018, putting the province at the forefront nationally, said on Wednesday National AIDS Control Program (NACP) / Ituri, Dr. Roger Buju.
He noted that in the city of Bunia the prevalence rate among the target population (sex workers, gays, transgender people) is 10%, underlining that the age group most affected by this scourge is 15 to 25 years.
According to Dr. Roger Buju, several reasons are behind the rise in the HIV prevalence rate in Ituri as in the year 2010 including the migration of people coming from high prevalence areas, the presence of South Sudanese refugees in the territory of Aru.
