Anglican Communion News Service - Digest News

From The New Times, Rwanda via allAfrica.com

In a bid to fight against HIV/Aids in Bugesera district, the Anglican Church in partnership with the district has started an awareness campaign to equip communities with basic knowledge about the scourge and how to fight it.

According to a statement from the church, the campaign started in Shyara Sector, Bugesera District in the Eastern Province.

Shyara is one of the sectors in the district that has been identified as most vulnerable due to the many polygamous marriages, according to officials.

According to Pastor Etienne Gahigi, the head of the Anglican Church in the district, they encourage those already infected to go for antiretroviral drugs (ARVs).

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