This has been enabled by donor funding (Global Fund) and local initiatives such as the Community Adolescent Treatment Supporters (CATS) model that has for the past five years increased access to HIV/Aids information, treatment and care among young Rwandans.
The CATS model, implemented by Dream Village Rwanda and the Zvandiri program in Zimbabwe has been seen as one that can be scaled up, according to Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC) officials.