The gesture, which is aimed at reducing the impact of HIV and Aids on the infected and affected in Mutasa District, was well received by the locals as a major boost.
Speaking at the handover ceremony held at Bonda Mission Hospital, the BRTI Manicaland HIV prevention project research operations director, Mrs Constance Nyamukapa, said their organisation was working towards the complete eradication of the HIV pandemic with the help of the Ministry of Health and Child Welfare, the communities and the Government.

"We are really grateful that the communities have positively embraced the idea of fighting HIV and Aids. We, however, cannot do that alone, but with the help of the Ministry (of Health), stakeholders and the community. We realised that Bonda Mission Hospital is a referral hospital in Mutasa District and I believe the district was in critical need of the CD4 count machine. We feel great because we are seeing positive results and response from the public as compared to when our organisation started in 1994," she said.
BRTI is a research-oriented organisation which was formed in 1994. It offers technical assistance to players in the health delivery system like the Ministry of Health and Child Welfare.

Speaking at the same event, the Member of Parliament for Mutasa Central, Mr Trevor Saruwaka, said the donation came at a time when the district was facing a critical shortage of medical equipment.
"I would like to thank BRTI, the Ministry of Health and Child Welfare and other developmental partners for the kind gesture. It comes at a time when the district only had one CD4 count machine at Hauna District Hospital. The Government can not do it alone. The right to live is a fundamental human right and life, as precious as it is, should be valued," he said. -Manica Post