{"id":37271,"date":"2020-07-13T15:43:56","date_gmt":"2020-07-13T15:43:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psi2030.wpengine.com\/?post_type=news&p=37271"},"modified":"2020-07-13T15:43:56","modified_gmt":"2020-07-13T15:43:56","slug":"football-increases-hiv-testing-in-malawi-by-30","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.psi.org\/pt\/news\/football-increases-hiv-testing-in-malawi-by-30\/","title":{"rendered":"Football increases HIV testing in Malawi by 30%"},"content":{"rendered":"

A project that used football to attract young people to raise awareness about\u00a0<\/span>HIV \/ AIDS<\/span><\/a>\u00a0increased HIV testing by around 30%, according to an impact assessment report.<\/span><\/p>\n

Malawi, where the project has been implemented, has one million people living with HIV \/ AIDS out of a population of 17.6 million, according to the Joint United Nations Program on HIV \/ AIDS.<\/span><\/p>\n

“In the past, we used radio and video, but most of these media have not been very successful,” said Prince Chikweba, program director for the\u00a0<\/span>Malawi Liverpool Wellcome<\/span><\/em>\u00a0Trust.<\/span><\/p>\n

The project, which started in May 2018 and which is administered by the Liverpool Football Club Foundation, the Malawi<\/span>\u00a0Liverpool Wellcome Trust<\/span><\/em>\u00a0e\u00a0<\/span>Population Services International<\/span><\/em>\u00a0(PSI), trained two football coaches from the Chikwawa district who, in early 2020 when the program ended, also trained 25 football coaches, including four women.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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