Talk:Mazabuka
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- AIDS treatment trial
- "Mazabuka is the site of a large and important longterm test beginning in May 2006 to investigate one of the most hopeful weapons in the war against AIDS: a vaginal gel which has passed safety trials and is now being tested for effectiveness in protecting women against HIV. The programme is being run by the Microbicides Development Programme, based in the United Kingdom, along with testing in five other sites in Africa, including Tanzania, Uganda and South Africa. Microbicide is the scientific word for creams, gels, suppositories or foams which can be used to prevent the AIDS virus from infecting women. It is thought that they can even be designed so that women who want to start a family can do so without risking HIV infection. It is estimated that even a relatively weak microbicide could have a significant impact on the AIDS epidemic. Microbicides are also a lot closer to becoming a product on the shelf, in comparison with research into AIDS vaccines, which may continues for two decades. In addition, microbicides are considered to be cheaper than vaccines.
- Mazabuka was chosen for testing because it has a stable population, relative to larger towns such as Lusaka, which will be important for follow-up and monitoring. (However, another microbicides trial using a similar gel is underway in Lusaka by the HIV Prevention Trials Network in the USA, based at the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka.) Mazabuka was also chosen because there is an already-existing health infrastructure at the Illovo Sugar Estate."
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- Luyobolola Community School
- "Luyobolola Community School is a free primary school in Mazabuka that accepts students from 1st through 8th grade. The school, church (Assumption Parish) and related programs are currently run by Father Maurizio, a well-loved man who considers himself Tonga (local tribe) before Italian. He speaks fluent Tonga and has lived there for around 10 years. (besides brief money-raising trips to Northern Italy) Maurizio works with a few volunteers from Italy and intermittently with international short term (2-6 month stay) volunteers, but most of the teachers, church leaders, and project coordinators are local Zambians. The focus of their work is on basic needs and creating a self-sustainable community. Please see [www.mazabuka.org] for more information, pictures and ways to help."
