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HIV/AIDS prevention programme intensified

A programme to combat the transmission of HIV/AIDS will be executed by WHO following an agreement signed with UNAIDS, OCHA reported.

Valued at US $80,000 the programme will cover reactive blood testing, condom distribution and youth education, OCHA said.

In January, UNFPA provided more than 100,000 condoms to support the national AIDS prevention programme. In addition, the World Bank has signed an agreement with the non-governmental Population Services International to begin an HIV/AIDS education campaign.


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