The Voluntary Counseling and Testing Clinic for HIV testing opened at the medical center. Voluntary counseling and testing services represent the main entry point for other disease prevention activities among people at high risk of infection.

Furthermore, many of these people may be unaware of their infection with the virus because there is no treatment for the disease in public clinics, the voluntary counseling and testing service remains one of the pivotal components in controlling the spread of the virus and providing care and support for the infected.