Cozwha Youths

09/09/2022

Good morning

05/10/2020

Stay safe
Mask up

14/08/2020

Happy weekend.
Remember to always condomise don't forget your medication if HIV postive.
Let's protect me, you and us.

22/07/2020

What is the difference between ART and ARV

19/07/2020

As a young person living with HIV what are some challenges you facing in the covid19 pandemic.
Share your challenges let's share solutions.

19/07/2020

Mental health check
Are we all good

27/01/2020

Did you find it easy or hard to accept your HIV status?
share with us your experience either via inbox or in the comment section.

29/12/2019

Have a happy 2020 everyone

11/11/2019

If after disclosing your status to your girlfriend/boyfriend they left just know that it was never meant to be.
He/she didn't leave because of your HIV status but they left you because it was never meant to be.
We aren't any different.

24/10/2019

Living with HIV/AIDS or not we in this together. Let's end HIV new infections.

21/05/2018

COZWHA youths took part in a refresher training held at Best Western Plus hotel in Lusaka zambia on Global fund To Fight AIDS, TB, and Malaria.
29 youths from different groups came together to write letters to their elected members of Parliament. In the letters, the dedicated youths wrote asking the zambian government to honor it's pledge to Global Fund and to fully complete the 650 health posts which were promised.

09/04/2018

Some points to remember about TB
1. TB treatment is available at you health facility and its free
2. TB medicines must be taken at the same time every day
3. By taking TB medicine correctly, within two weeks, you reduce chances of passing TB onto others
4. Early testing and treatment for TB can save your life and prevent you from transmitting to others.

09/04/2018

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12/10/2017

Can HIV be spread through breast milk? If yes, how? And if No, why?

05/10/2017

Your future is out here, decide to make a difference and stay postive.

05/08/2017

Vaginal ring preventing HIV to be tested in Africa
vanguardngr.com Tuesday, July 25, 2017 21:01
By Gabriel Olawale
After recording success amongst teenage girls in the US, plans are in progress to test in Africa, a va**nal ring that prevents HIV infection.

The ring contains an antiretroviral drug called dapivirine and is used for a month at a time.

Dapivirine inhibits HIV’s reverse transcriptase enzyme, a protein vital to HIV’s ability to replicate and cause an infection.

Each intrava**nal ring contains one or more microbicides that are intended to be delivered into the va**nal compartment at a high concentration and to be directly absorbed by the cells and tissues.

The flexible ring, which sits on the cervix, is said to cut infection by 56 percent.

Its usage gives women the freedom to protect themselves without relying on men to wear condoms.

At the end of a six-month trial to ascertain its effectiveness, researchers found that 87 percent of ninety-six sexually active girls who partook had detectable levels of the drug in their va**na.

The study investigators concluded that the ring is safe and acceptable to young women.

“HIV doesn’t distinguish between a 16-year-old and an 18-year-old. Access to safe and effective HIV prevention shouldn’t either, young women of all ages deserve to be protected,” said Sharon Hillier, principal investigator and vice chair of the department of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive sciences at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.

If the ring gets regulatory approval, it would be the first method of prevention exclusively for women.

The study was presented at the 9th International AIDS Society conference in Paris.

A Nigerian newspaper and Online version of the Vanguard, a daily publication in Nigeria covering Niger delta, general national news, politics, business, energy, sports, entertainment, fashion,lifestyle human interest stories, etc

24/07/2017

June and July have been sad months for COZWHA. Just last month, we lost one of our members from kalingalinga support group, Clance Zulu and just yesterday, we were putting a vibrant young nember from our youth wing, Mazuzu Sasu to rest. Both were outspoken, hard working people who will be greatly missed. May their souls rest in peace.