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Italy to extend funding

    JOHANNESBURG

    The Italian government has pledged its continued support for HIV/AIDS programmes in 10 African countries for a further two years, the Mozambican news agency AIM reported on Thursday.

    Currently, the Italians - in partnership with the World Health
    Organisation (WHO) - provides support for voluntary counselling and testing, home-based care, and the prevention of parent-to-child transmission of HIV in Mozambique, Angola, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Ivory Coast, Rwanda, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe.

    This initial programme was launched in 2001, when each of the 10 countries was allocated US $500 000 a year over two years. Programme coordinator Shu-Shu Tekle said the Italian government this week committed itself to financing the programme for a further two years, but was not sure how much money would be available after 2003.

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