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Men urged to reduce effects of AIDS on women

    JOHANNESBURG

    A workshop by the Commonwealth Secretariat's Health Section in Swaziland is seeking greater involvement from men in reducing the spread and impact of HIV/AIDS among women.

    The Secretariat's chief HIV/AIDS programme officer, Joseph Amuzu, said it is generally acknowledged that HIV/AIDS is driven by men as they make key decisions in heterosexual relationships.

    "Women bear the brunt of HIV/AIDS but do not have adequate resources to support themselves and the family. They struggle with minimal support from men," Amuzu was quoted by the Commonwealth News and Information Service as saying.

    He said it was therefore crucial that anti-AIDS campaigns targeted men.

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