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Zambia met its national target to keep HIV
prevalence rates below 15.6 per cent. The national
HIV prevalence rate among adults (15-49 years)
was reduced from 15.6 per cent to 14.3 per cent
between 2002 and 2007. This reduction is the
result of effective strategies for the provision of
antiretroviral drugs, which not only lowered the
prevalence rates but significantly reduced the rates
of mother-to-child transmissions of HIV/AIDS.
Progress has also been made in combating malaria.
The number of children under-five sleeping under
Target: To halt by 2015 and reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS, and to have universal
access to treatment for HIV/AIDS; To have halted by 2015 and begun to reverse the
incidence of malaria and other major diseases.
a treated net rose from 6.5 per cent in 2001-2002 to
41.1 per cent in 2008 (UNDP, 2012).
Creating awareness onWorld Malaria Day
Christian Aid, 2011
Malaria Control Agents distributing mosquito nets
Christian Aid, 2011
World Malaria Day awareness raising, 2009
National Malaria Control Centre , 2009
Goal Target Indicator
Latest
Figure
2015
Target
Will Target be Achieved
under the Present Trend
MDG 6:
Combating
HIV/AIDS,
malaria
and other
diseases
Target 6.A: Have halted
by 2015 and begun to
reverse the spread of
HIV/AIDS
HIV prevalence rate (%) 14.3 <15.6 Yes
Proportion of population
(15-24 years) with
comprehensive, correct
knowledge of HIV/AIDS (%)
48
Ratio of school
attendance of orphans to
non-orphans (10-24 years)
97 100 Yes
Target 6.B: Achieve, by
2010, universal access to
treatment for HIV/AIDS
for all those who need it
Proportion of population
with advanced HIV
infection with access to
ARVs
79 80 Yes
Target 6.C: Have halted
by 2015 and begun to
reverse the incidence of
malaria and other major
diseases
New malaria cases per
1,000 population
252 ≤255 Acceleration required
Malaria mortality fatality
rate per 1,000 population
39 11 Acceleration required
Households with ITNs (%) 64.3
UNDP, 2012
Table 3.4 Zambia’s MDG-6 targets