I-UNAIDS isixwayise ngokuthi abesifazane abasebasha eNingizimu Afrika basengcupheni enkulu yokuthola i-HIV. Inhloko ye-UNAIDS, uWinnie Byanyima, uvakashele izwe lakuleli futhi uzwakalise ukukhathazeka ngesibalo esiphezulu sabantu besifazane abasha abatheleleka nge-HIV.
INingizimu Afrika inesibalo esiphezulu sabantu abaphila negciwane lesandulela ngculazi emhlabeni, njengoba bangaphezu kuka-7.8 million abathintekayo. UByanyima uthe izinhlelo zokweseka ikakhulukazi lezo ezixhaswe ngaphandle kwezwe zilahlekelwa yimali. Lezi zinhlelo ziye zasiza esikhathini esidlule kodwa ngokuvamile zibiza kakhulu futhi azitholakali kakhulu.
Uthe uhulumeni kumele atshale imali eningi ezinhlelweni ezeseka abesifazane abasebasha. Lezi zinsizakalo kufanele zibhekane nezindaba ezinjengodlame olusekelwe ebulilini, impilo yezocansi, nokuhlolelwa i-HIV nokwelashwa, konke endaweni eyodwa.
UByanyima uphinde wathi amadoda mancane amathuba okuthi ahlolelwe i-HIV kunabesifazane, aqale imishanguzo, noma aqhubeke nemishanguzo. Lokhu kubabeka engcupheni enkulu yokugula nokufa.
Uxwayise ngokuthi umhlaba awukho esimeni sokuqeda ingculazi ngo-2030. Unxuse iNingizimu Afrika namanye amazwe ukuthi athathe izinyathelo, atshale imali ekunakekelweni kwezempilo kwasekhaya, aqinisekise ukuthi ayayivikela inqubekelaphambili eseyenziwe kuze kube manje ekulweni nesandulela ngculazi nengculazi.