A three-day workshop to find strategies to break down the barriers to accessing HIV / AIDS care
June 26-27 marks the opening of a multisectoral workshop for the implementation of an action plan for the development and adoption of a comprehensive response plan to human rights barriers to access HIV / AIDS and Tuberculosis Services in Cameroon. This workshop aims to significantly contribute to the access to treatments for these diseases. In fact, discrimination and stigma enmesh the sector and remain the obstacles to treatment. Despite the considerable progress made in the fight against AIDS, the number of infected people remains high. According to the survey conducted by Cameroon's Population-based Hiv Impact Assessment (CAMPHIA), prevalence fell by nearly 20% in the general population (14-49 years), from 4.3% in 2011 to , 4% in 2018, 4.8% for women versus 2% for men. Thus, taking into account the recommendations of the Head of State, the organization of consultations that take into account the obstacles that could prevent access to treatment and free for most cases, a two-day workshop was organized to seek effective ways to implement these recommendations and address this situation. These obstacles, it must be emphasized, are mostly linked to situations that run counter to human rights.
