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Clinics roll out free AIDS drugs

    JOHANNESBURG

    Free anti-AIDS drugs are being dispensed at four clinics in Zambia's capital, Lusaka, as part of continued government efforts to scale up treatment for people living with HIV/AIDS.

    While welcoming the recent development, a local NGO, the Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS (NZP+) also urged the rapid expansion of treatment to rural areas where many people were equally in need.

    Health Minister, Brian Chituwo was quoted by The Times of Zambia as saying: "We had to start with Lusaka because we had to start where the prevalence was highest."

    Chituwo noted that staff training was already underway at additional health centres in the capital, and more AIDS drugs would be dispensed within weeks.

    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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