NORTHERN PROVINCE 

MUSANZE—After launching a comprehensive testing scheme for street children in Musanze, which saw over 100 screened,  the National Aids Control Commission (CNLS) asked districts and non-governmental organizations alike to carry out screening of beneficiaries supported by the programme to avoid ‘double expenses.’

This was revealed by Antoine Semuganya, deputy executive secretary of CNLS during an evaluation exercise aimed at assessing the general performance of the programme.

Semuganya warned against a situation where more than one organization offers support to one person and called for a harmonized system of serving all those infected.

He said there was "lack of a balanced diet” to those infected with HIV/Aids, who needed to neutralize the potency of anti-retrovirals in the body.

Dr. Agnes Binagwaho, CNLS executive secretary, said that the vulnerable, especially the children, orphans and widows, should also be highly considered while delivering sustenance.

The general budget for the five districts in the province was indicated with details of the expenses to be sent to the district and sectors.

However, it had been reported that some associations of the people infected with HIV did not get enough financial support.

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