Dar es Salaam, March 25 -- DODOMA: THE Parliamentary Health and HIV/AIDS Committee has called upon the government to intensify efforts and interventions for the disease epidemic control, especially in highly populated areas.

The committee advised special prevention measures for epidemic control in mining, long safari trucks, bus stands, and recreational centres among others where massive awareness training on the need to use preventive gear.

The Committee Chairman, Mr Stanslaus Nyongo made the call while discussing the budget document of the Tanzania Commission for AIDS (TACAIDS) for the financial year 2024/25.

He said there is a need to come up with preventive strategies and measures to prevent the HIV spread and new infections as fri...