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GENEVA, December 14, 2020—UNAIDS is saddened by the death of Eswatini Prime Minister Ambrose Dlamini, who passed away after testing positive for the new coronavirus.
“The response to HIV has lost a champion,” said Winnie Byanyima, UNAIDS Executive Director. “He was a friend of UNAIDS and helped lead his country to great success in responding to HIV. We will miss you.”
Mr. Dlamini took an active role in the HIV response in Eswatini, and the National AIDS Council and the Eswatini Country Coordinating Mechanism of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria reported directly to him.
Mr. Dlamini was present for the launch of Enjoying the moment, a UNAIDS report on the global AIDS epidemic in July 2020, in which he discussed Eswatini’s success in exceeding the 90-90-90 targets, according to which 90% of people living with HIV know their HIV status, 90% of people who know their HIV status are accessing treatment, and 90% of people in treatment have suppressed viral loads.
“We have achieved 95–95–95,” he said. “We cannot rest on our successes, nor be discouraged by setbacks. We must ensure that no one is left behind. We must close the gaps. Our goal is 100-100-100, ”he added.
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