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    A Ghana-based Canadian AIDS project manager, Thomas Agyarko-Poku, has called for a law that would compel religious and other identifiable bodies to contribute effectively to creating awareness of HIV/AIDS, `The Chronicle' of Accra reported on Monday.

    Agyarko-Poku said given the scope of the AIDS problem, religious leaders could preach health, better governance and tolerance, instead of wealth. Agyarko-Poku said 37,000 Ghanaians had AIDS, and one out of every 20 Ghanaians were living with HIV. This, he added, had reduced the country’s food production and caused a drain on the economy.

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