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Church leaders become involved with HIV/AIDS

    JOHANNESBURG

    Church leaders in the Central African Republic (CAR) recently completed training in HIV/AIDS awareness, organised by the Ecumenical HIV/AIDS Initiative in Africa (EHAIA).

    EHAIA member Rosalie Koudougueret-Malogba said 44 leaders, representing 15 religious institutions, were trained in HIV/AIDS infection and prevention methods over a period of four days.

    Koudougueret-Malogba told the UN news service PlusNews: "Considering the increasing HIV rate in the Central African Republic, it is urgent to include HIV/AIDS in the training programme of schools of theology."

    The initiative urged religious institutions to provide spiritual and psychological support to HIV-positive people, as well as those who had lost relatives to AIDS-related illnesses.

    This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions

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