The United States government on Tuesday handed over a state-of-the-art HIV/AIDS building to Malawi to support the latter’s prevention, care and treatment for the pandemic in the country.
Speaking during the handing over ceremony in Lilongwe, US Global Aids Coordinator Eric Goosby said the new 960 sq.-meter facility represented the growing partnership between the two nations.
“The facility will help the country to continue registering tremendous strides in the fight against the pandemic and other related diseases,” he said.
In addition, he said, the facility will house the national data repository that will allow national data collected from all districts to be collated and analyzed in a timely manner, and be able to guide a data-driven national health policy development.
The facility also has, among others, high-tech communication systems — with conference calling and voice mail capability that will provide excellent space for meetings and conferences, library and media room.
Source African Press Agency
