"3 by 5" Country Success Stories

ZAMBIA

A rapidly expanding programme

  • Zambia is estimated to have ART coverage of 13% as of end 2004.

  • The country had almost no AIDS treatment available before November 2002. In January 2003, the Zambian government set a target of getting 10 000 on people on ART before the end of 2005. Within a year, the target had increased to 100 000.

  • The government's decision to make ART free-of-charge rapidly boosted testing and counselling among the population.
  • The public sector started offering ART with only two pilot sites but gradually expanded to provincial hospitals and district clinics.

  • By the end of 2004, ART was available in 53 public sector centres and 24 of 72 districts had at least one site offering ART with 11 districts having two or more sites.

  • By September 2004, more than 11 000 people were on treatment through the public sector - an increase of 57% in just three months.

  • An additional 2 400 receive ART through the private sector.

  • Zambia has an HIV prevalence rate of 15%.


    • The fact sheet was produced for the launch of the “3 by 5” progress report, on 26 January 2005. More information on “3 by 5” can be found at http://www.who.int/3by5 .

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    Last update:

    1 December 2010 09:33 CET