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AIDS tackling efforts receive cash boost

    JOHANNESBURG

    Efforts to curb the spread of HIV/AIDS in the Republic of Benin have received a major boost from the African Development Fund, a concessional window of the African Development Bank (ADB).

    The grant agreement for US $3.9 million was signed earlier this week between ADB and Benin's Minister of Finance and Economy, Gregoire Laourou.

    ADB vice president, Bisi Ogunjobi, said in a statement: "More specifically, the project in support of the fight against HIV/AIDS aims to contribute to the implementation of preventive measures [and the] development of traditional medicine, and provide support to structures charged with the fight against HIV/AIDS."

    The country's poverty reduction strategy is also expected to benefit from the grant.

    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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