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Government to reduce AIDS drugs price

    JOHANNESBURG

    Kenya has announced plans to raise the number of people on anti-AIDS treatment at public health facilities from 28,000 to 95,000 by the end of 2005.

    According to Minister of Health Charity Ngilu, the government hoped to achieve this target by reducing the cost of antiretrovirals and HIV testing.

    People accessing the drugs are currently spending close to US $7 for a month's supply of AIDS medication.

    A local newspaper, The Nation, quoted Ngilu as saying: "My ministry is consulting with donors and stakeholders to reduce the cost of such drugs and of laboratory tests. The final [pricing] decision will be announced by the end of the month."

    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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