Question

Summarize the goals of Botswana's "Treatment, Prevention, Testing" policy to combat the spread of HIV/AIDS.

Answer 1

Botswana’s treatment goal was to provide universal access to antiretroviral drugs. This was made possible by government and international funding. The prevention goals were to provide education through television, school, and community discussions as well as safety through distributing condoms, screening blood donations, and preventing mother-to-child transmission. The testing goals were to provide access to voluntary testing centers and testing as part of routine health check-ups.