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AIDS families get agricultural assistance

    JOHANNESBURG
    Some 9,000 families affected by HIV/AIDS in Uganda's West Nile region are currently receiving relief aid from the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). With the distribution plan almost complete, FAO official Charles Owach said the it could be seen as part of a larger initiative to improve the lives of the families, mostly headed by women. "The issue of livelihood is holistic. What we can do is provide proper agricultural tools and other aids, which is a very important part of the production of food," Owach told the UN news service PlusNews. The international charity organisation, ActionAid, welcomed the FAO's effort but warned that a wider range of initiatives was needed to reach more of the region's families affected by HIV/AIDS. The FAO said it had mainly focused on the districts of Arua and Yumbe because of the widespread incidence of HIV/AIDS there.

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