THE KINGDOM OF LESOTHO COMBINED SECOND TO EIGHTH PERIODIC REPORT UNDER THE AFRICAN CHARTER ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ RIGHTS AND INITIAL REPORT UNDER THE PROTOCOL TO THE AFRICAN CHARTER ON THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN IN AFRICA 164. Further, the Ministry of Health in conjunction with World Vision, developed a campaign program called Child Health Now Campaign which ran from November 2014 to October 2016. The outcomes of the programme include; increase in access to essential health services in communities, improved community utilization and demand for health services as well as increase in human resource capacity at government health centres. 165. The Government is also committed to ensuring a healthy nation through immunization campaigns, health education and the fight against both communicable and noncommunicable diseases. The initiatives include celebrations held on World AIDS Day on 01 December every year. 166. The Government hosts educational programmes including consistent and correct use of condoms on the national television and in various radio stations across the country. 167. The Government has undertaken HIV prevention programmes, which include prevention of mother to child transmission programmes, condom distribution and voluntary medical male circumcision. It works in partnership with a number of CSOs and development partners to raise awareness about the HIV/AIDS pandemic. A congruent example is the free issuance of condoms by the Government, with the support of partners such as UNFPA. Other partners include PSI, which has also been undertaking social marketing of condoms in collaboration with UNFPA. The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric Aids Foundation (EGPAF) has been instrumental in collaborating with the Ministry of Health by continuing to scale up access to HIV services. EGPAF currently supports more than 205 sites in eight districts to implement a comprehensive HIV package of services. Kick 4 life campaign uses football to bring HIV prevention messages to young people. From the beginning of 2016, the campaign has reached over 250,000 youth aged between 15-24 years.48 48 Ministry of Health 2015 ‘Global Aids Response Progress Report 2015: Follow-up to the 2011 Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS Intensifying Efforts to Eliminate HIV/AIDS’ 73