ZAMBIA

As of 2009, Zambia’s adult HIV prevalence rate was estimated to be 13.5 percent, making it the sixth most affected country in the world.

HIV prevalence rates vary considerably within the country, with infection rates highest in cities and towns along major transportation routes. Young women, military personnel, commercial sex workers, truck drivers, and people who work in fisheries are among the populations at greatest risk of contracting HIV.

With support from the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and the US government team in country, AIHA’s HIV/AIDS Twinning Center currently manages four partnerships to build health system capacity in Zambia.

As of 2008, Zambia’s adult HIV prevalence rate was estimated to be 15.2 percent among the population aged 15-49.

(source: CIA World Factbook, November 2011)

Updated November 15, 2011