A senior government official has urged government workers to avoid engaging into careless lifestyles in order to lessen their chances of contracting the deadly HIV virus, which leads to AIDS.
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Services Assistant Human Resources Director, John Moyo, said when workers lead responsible lifestyles, government would cut down on money it spends on conducting funerals of officers who die from HIV/AIDS related illnesses.
Mr. Moyo expressed sadness that the HIV/AIDS pandemic was claiming mostly the most productive age group in the country.
He noted that responsible citizens could help reduce the HIV/AIDS prevalent rate from the current 14.3 per cent to a single digit percentage.
Mr. Moyo was speaking in Lusaka yesterday when he officially opened a one day HIV/AIDS sensitization workshop for Ministry of Information members of staff.
He said careless lifestyles were frustrating government efforts of reducing the prevalent rate of HIV/AIDS.
He warned workers against having multiple sexual partners because this led to the spread of the pandemic.
Zambia is among the countries in the Sub-Saharan African region that are seriously hit by the pandemic.
Mr. Moyo further challenged the participants to go for Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT), which would enable them, know their status and make informed decisions about their future.
He reiterated that government, through the Ministry of Health, is giving free Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ARTs) to people living with AIDS.
And in a vote of thanks, ZANIS HIV/AIDS Peer Educator, Loveness Chuumbwe said the workshop was an eye opener and educative to the workers.
Ms. Chuumbwe encouraged the participants to the workshop to share the knowledge they acquired from the workshop with others so that the country can move towards reducing the prevalence rate further.
The Global Funds has provided K50 million to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Services for HIV/AIDS capacity building workshops, from which 200 employees would benefit.
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Hope they get the point
3RqU are you on auto mail
“Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Services Assistant Human Resources Director, John Moyo, said when workers lead responsible lifestyles, government would cut down on money it spends on conducting funerals of officers who die from HIV/AIDS related illnesses”.
Hope you mean the money we have spent on sending VJ, ka Chiluba, and others to SA.
#2Paul
It`s a natural instinct. :d
“Ms. Chuumbwe encouraged the participants to the workshop to share the knowledge they acquired from the workshop with others so that the country can move towards reducing the prevalence rate further.”
This sharing of information is very important as many of us Zambians are illiterate. Above all, we need to practice what has been outlined of leading lives from from multiple sexual partners instead of just talking always without implementing these things we learn and discuss.
Yes, together we all Zambians can.
Encourage them to be concentrating on working and reducing ti dyemo,.. That is a place of work….
l-)
Oh,they need to apply some brakes, ok,not a bad advice :d
3RqU stop rigging >:)
But it is the MPs who slaughter women, walaba shani?
#9 Toko.
I am friends with VJ :d
You what that means:d
Who’s telling who how to do what?:d
Start first with Jonas ‘Shakabattoir’, Chief Whip , Dan Pule, Dan Kalale etc Then we will follow suit
We will use condoms..
Most of our MPs have rotten morals,i mean they need moral lectures from us and not he other way round.
Milingo host a ‘Chiambretti night’
The jealous wife wants to take it away
“No woman naked next to him”
The bishop was excommunicated host of the transmission of Italy 1. Maria Sung has not liked the sensual belly dancing and the performance of the singers in front of the husband. “Shame,” said the presenter and the study is raging finimondo
Milan, 29 January 2009 – Out of the program in the recording of ‘Chiambretti night’, which hosted Monsignor Emmanuel Milingo. Maria Sung, a woman married in 2001 in a collective marriage, has tried to take away the bishop excommunicated after a dancer has performed a belly dance.
From what has been learned everything went well for the first
It is easy to advise others about good sex morals than to do yourself. Sex issues are difficult. Maybe the chap has been abusing some girls before he could give them jobs. Remember sex eya tamfishe Adam mwibala!
Life is too short,enjoy while……….. don’t 4get the condoms .AIDS KILLS.
Sata says fyakwalesa ifyo.
They should be working hard NOT fa king among themselves at parliament buildings.
HIV has NO cure
:o:o:o:o:o
The Government is in my Bedroom :d
Who is next?
MMD GOVT HAS BETTER THINGS TO DO RATHER PREACHING TO ZAMBIANS ABOUT THEIR SEXUALITY…FOR GOD’S SAKE LEAVE PEOPLE’S PRIVACY OUT…
sensitise your MPs and ministers,they are the ones on a sex jihad.
Not rocket science…however, Goverment needs to also concentrate on promoting healthy lifestyles. There’s a beer culture in Zambia that has seen an increase in heart related diseases such as ‘High blood Pressure/Diabetes’. Diabetes for instance is classified as chronic and is on par with Hiv/Aids as they both require regular treatment. People in Zambia particularly men…no offense have swollen tummies from alcohol consumption. It is at this point in time that the notion of healthy living should be promoted. I strongly feel that the number of people suffering from heart related diseases/obesity…could be on par with the number of people dying from Hiv/Aids. :-w
Electrify the blood and this kills all known virus, bacteria and microbs including HIV. Check on sotaintruments dot com for the products which can be used for the same
With attitudes like these soon the drug dealers in zambia will start peddling ARV’s instead of class A drugs. Theres Aids and yet zambians want to still shag the living daylights out of eat other? Even professional funeral mourners have pot bellies because of all the funerals they are eating at[-(
start with Mps parliamnt motel is like a brothel
jonas “shakabattoir” ……..i like that!
3RqU, what on earth do you ever do apart from bloggin on LT? You are almost always No. 1 on almost all articles… get a life..
How can we do that when some people faint before the widow does after hearing LPM is died due to such side effects8-x
30. Nivana
I thought I was Numbala l-)
I only hope that Moyo himself knows his status.
As long as our country remains poor, I can’t see any changes in peoples’s lifestyle. Tuckle poverty first and the rest, I can assure, will follow naturally.
Ba Moyo, we evoid transfers.
Yaba
(Sorry this topic is not related to the story) Today marks 90 days since this Govt was elected into power. They have finished their 3 months probation and as Zambians we have a right to analyse their performance during this timeframe with all fairness. I have been searching for the MMD campaign manifesto and have not got a hold of it ,infact the website for President Banda is down ,anyhow we should still assess their performance so far.
Accomplishments
1) Promised to increase University Students meal allowance – The Meal allowances were increased in the first week of office but have not yet taken effect.
2) Promised to reduce Mealie Meal prices – This was done after much pressure from
various stakeholders.
3) Promised to reduce the price of fuel – This was done after pressure from various stakeholders.
I can’t think of any other accomplishments ,bloggers please feel free to add more.
Weaknesses/Failures
1.Corruption is still rampart in Zambia
2. Promised to create 4000 jobs which equates to roughly about 111 jobs a month based upon the 3 year period this Govt will be in power. So far the Govt is behind by 333 jobs not being created.
3.Lack of a strategic Specific Measurable Attainable Realistic Timebound policy to empower local investors
4.Lack of a strategic SMART policy to restructure the health system.
5.The Fertilizer Support Program is not based on a SMART
strategy as a result it is failing and the inputs are not reaching the intended beneficiaries.
6)Lack of a strategic SMART policy to restructure the education system in Zambia to offer more practical courses that will allow pupils and students to graduate with an enterprising mentality. lack of a policy to build Public Universities in each province.
7)lack of a a strategic SMART Policy to counter the impact of the Economic Global crisis in Zambia.
8)lack of a strategic SMART policy to boost Tourism in Zambia, this policy should have a dependency on many factors which should also be SMARTly implemented such as good road infrastructure throughout Zambia,a deliberate policy on encouraging
5 star hotels,shopping malls and social amenities to be built throughout Zambia where there are Tourist attractions.
9.Too much dependence on foreign investors to the point that there is no serious screening,vetting and Zambia does not maxmize on financial profits and social responsibility ventures from the said investors.
10)MP’s salaries being increased in the first month of this Govt bein in power even when suce a move was denied during campaign time.
11) Wasted tax payers money and financial resources in sending Govt officials for medical treatment abroad which is not even part of the annual budget.
12)Too many trips by the President instead of delegating and spending this crucial
time to brainstorm and tackle the problems that Zambia is facing.
13)No strategic SMART plan to ensure that the NCC delivers a constitution that is representative of the Zambian population at minimal cost.
14)No strategic SMART policy to ensure that the civil service including local councils is restructured and produces quality services.
Number 8 should include a strategic SMART policy that encourages multiple Zambian owned airlines to operate local,international including regional and long distance flights.Bloggers feel free to add your analysis. We need to hold accountable every Govt that will ever rule Zambia. Blogging and complaining is the beginning of solutions but we need to go
beyond that. God bless Zambia.
Govt must fight povert to make desparate women to have the pride and not be vulnarable and men should not use their cash and positions to sleep with many ladies
please we need sensible topics here, do u know your HIV status
There are too many players in lusaka and Zambia. The real problem especially in lusaka is that people sleep around and they sleep around with the same people, cancelling out each other one by one. Players stop playing