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News Briefs Ugandan Thieves Steal AIDS DrugsSeptember 25, 2002 Police in Uganda have arrested 15 people for stealing and then selling AIDS drugs donated by the United States. Nearly 300,000 doses of AIDS medicine were donated to Uganda in February and given to health centers around the country for free distribution to patients. The Diflucan tablets were clearly marked "Donation Programme -- Not for Sale." Those arrested were health workers and businessmen. The theft and sale of the tablets was the first recorded by the US drug company, Pfizer, which produced the tablets. Pfizer informed the Ugandan government, which then investigated the crime. Health Minister Brigadier Jim Muhwezi said, "This is very serious. It's a shame. It's scary to imagine what people out there [donors] who are concerned about our suffering, think what type of people we are." An estimated 9.5 percent of adult Ugandans -- 1.9 million people -- are HIV-positive, according to Uganda AIDS Commission. Back to other CDC news for September 25, 2002 BBC News 09.24.02  This article was provided by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is a part of the publication CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update. |
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