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Cheaper drugs for HIV-positive people

    JOHANNESBURG

    Cote d'Ivoire has announced plans to slash the price of antiretroviral treatment for thousands of people living with HIV/AIDS.

    The Ministry of Health said the price reduction was made possible with the help of US $14 million from the United States under President George Bush's $15 billion initiative to tackle HIV/AIDS in Africa and the Carribean.

    A briefing paper issued by the Ivorian government said close to 80,000 people across the country would have access to the cheaper anti-AIDS drugs by 2008.

    Health Minister ALbert Mabri Toikeuse said 2,015 HIV-positive people were already benefiting from the low-cost drugs.

    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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