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Clinton launches AIDS programme in Ethiopia
Addis Ababa (AFP) Jul 16, 2006 Former US president Bill Clinton on Sunday launched a programme to help children suffering from AIDS in Ethiopia, where close to 3 million people are estimed to be infected with the deadly virus. Under the programme, the Clinton Foundation will fund the progamme at a cost of 250,000 dollars (200,000 euros) and provide 23 medical experts from Yale University to work in 13 hospitals across the country for one year. "My foundation will provide the clinic with necessary equipment and medical supplies in addition to train health officials and boost hospital management systems," Clinton said as he laid the foundation stone for a clinic for orphans. According to Addis Ababa, some 1.5 million people out of the impoverished Horn of Africa nation's 70 million population are infected with HIV/AIDS. The World Health Organization puts the figure at 2.8 million. Nearly a million Ethiopian children have been orphaned by the disease and about 5,000 new infections are recorded weekly. "We are honoured to work with your foundation to save lives," said Tewodros Adhanom, Ethiopia's Health Minister. Related Links
Chinese HIV victim detained after asking government for help
Beijing (AFP) Jul 20, 2006 A Chinese woman who contracted AIDS from a hospital blood transfusion was detained Thursday on suspicion of a serious crime after she asked the health ministry for more compensation, an activist said. |
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