Additional 4,187 AIDs patients in Rwanda have registered for Anti-Retroviral treatment since 2009.
This has increased the number of patients on ARVs by 5.8% to 76,726, this year, from 72,539 in 2009, according a recent report released by the National AIDS Commission (CNLS).
CNLS officials attribute the increase to the nationwide sensitisation programs aimed at creating more awareness on HIV/AIDS.
Rwandans living with HIV are estimated at 3 percent or 300,000 in a population of 10 million plus, the report says.
Currently, the number of sites that offer ARVs is estimated at 517 countrywide.
The report further shows that out of 1,393,081 people who took HIV test, 34,239 were positive.
The report says that women aged between 30-44 years are increasingly taking the lead in accessing treatment.
The report says that the ABC strategy, which means Abstinence, Faithfulness and Condom, is bearing fruits in educating Rwandans about the HIV spread.
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