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250,000 Ethiopian Children Under Five Have HIV: Health MinistryOctober 4, 2001 Some 250,000 Ethiopian children under age five are HIV-positive, the Health Ministry stated Tuesday. On national radio, the ministry called for further AIDS prevention measures as it released the figures. A UNICEF official coordinating AIDS projects in Addis Ababa confirmed the official figures but said they were estimates. The UNICEF estimates that 750,000 children in the east African country have been orphaned by AIDS. The government plans to train health professionals in methods of fighting the spread of AIDS, an official on attachment to the Health Ministry said. The ministry and UNICEF are organizing a seminar for several dozen midwives and gynecologists about caring for pregnant women who have HIV. Agence France Presse 10.02.01  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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