I am speaking to him on the occasion of World AIDS Day. Minister of Health: The state faces challenges in financing and providing treatment to AIDS patients across Sudan.
Federal Minister of Health: War and militia violations are among the causes of the increase in AIDS.
Port Sudan:
Dr. Haitham Mohamed Ibrahim, Acting Federal Minister of Health, has revealed that war and violations by the Rapid Support Militia are one of the reasons for the increase in AIDS in Sudan.
Dr Haitham said today during the press conference at the Port Sudan Security Tower to celebrate World AIDS Day, organized by the General Administration of Basic Health Care and the Department of control of communicable diseases under the slogan (I checked, you how), in the presence of Minister of Culture and Information Khaled Al-Aasar and representatives of the United Nations and national organizations. The celebration takes place today amid complex circumstances in the health and humanitarian field, indicating that the situation has improved and work in the health field has proceeded. this field will not stop and will reach all segments in need of healthcare, especially the HIV/AIDS segment. To reduce serious suffering, he added that the challenge remains that of distributing justice, which means providing service to all those who need health services. He went on to say that we at the ministry, together with partners, are paying attention to this segment and we are doing it. caring for each patient until they find their right to treatment.
Haitham pointed out that violations committed by the militia have created cases requiring blood transfusion services and that blood banks have been affected by the war, promising a large blood transfusion program through blood banks in the coming days.
He said the state faced challenges in financing and providing treatment to AIDS patients in all regions of Sudan. He added that despite these challenges, the ministry paid great attention to the AIDS patient segment, mentioning some of the challenges facing the health sector in Sudan. provide services to those in need in all states, especially providing treatment to some states, including the Darfur region, and said funding must be increased, especially in light of the circumstances that the country, noting that strengthening the health system is one of the priorities. bases, sending a message to the community that the citizen has a role to play in reducing these diseases by closing the doors to transmission. Al-Adawi thanks the health personnel deployed for protection through the health assistant and midwife, especially in the countryside and villages, and the medical assistant through the injection and surgical tools.
The Minister of Health considered that the reported cases of people infected with AIDS are frightening and that there are hidden cases that require more efforts to reach them, explaining that the disease is not a stigma and that the infected person needs care and treatment to be an active member of society, live and reproduce, and has the right to work, emphasizing the need for early access to treatment, emphasizing that support in the fight against AIDS requires global support and that in Despite the circumstances and difficulties, the grant was approved and is considered progress in this area.
He highlighted that efforts made in cooperation with partners to provide treatment and services to AIDS patients in various states, including Darfur and Kordofan states, listed the challenges facing the HIV program. AIDS, namely the provision of services to those who need them, financing, increasing interventions to strengthen the health system and increasing the staff working in blood testing centers and laboratories.
He sent messages to the community to help reduce infection rates and close the doors to disease transmission, expressing thanks to UN agency partners, national organizations and medical personnel working in the field treatment and fight against AIDS.
