Wellness Update: Africa: Bid to put the brakes on disease in Africa - Business LIVE

Bid to put the brakes on disease in Africa - Business LIVE: "North Star and its partners will roll out a fleet of mobile clinics, known as wellness centres, to provide basic health services, along with HIV prevention, STI treatment, HIV counselling and testing, condom distribution and referrals to community health facilities when required.

'The project will have a multi-country approach aimed at providing border communities and mobile populations in resource-challenged areas with access to STI treatment and HIV prevention in order to put the brakes on the epidemic in the region,' says Paul Matthew, director for North Star Alliance Africa.

Doreen Sanje, technical adviser for SADC, says: 'We are very excited about launching this important initiative that will have a positive impact on the health and wellbeing of the entire southern African region. The selection of North Star Alliance was determined through a highly competitive process and we look forward to working with their team to deliver significant results.'"