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WFP feeds thousands of HIV-positive

    JOHANNESBURG

    The World Food Programme (WFP) is feeding more than 18,650 HIV-positive people in Uganda, a local NGO, The AIDS Support Organisation (TASO), has announced.

    During its recent annual general meeting, TASO chief executive Alex Coutinho said over 3,000 of these were TASO members.

    A local newspaper, New Vision, quoted Coutinho as saying: "We have continued to look for opportunities to improve the nutrition status of our clients ... there are plans to review the project and increase the number of beneficiaries."

    The one-year WFP initiative commenced in June 2004 and has mainly targeted people receiving antiretroviral therapy and tuberculosis treatment.

    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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