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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• News Briefs
Italy to Finance Ugandan Development Programs
October 18, 2002 Italy is to give Uganda EUR19 million (US $18.4 million) in
the next three years to finance health, agriculture, poverty
reduction and HIV/AIDS programs, according to an agreement signed
in Kampala on Thursday. Ugandan Finance Minister Gerald
Ssendaula, who signed the agreement with Italian Deputy Foreign
Minister Alfredo Mantica, said the funds will provide Uganda with
more opportunities to fight HIV/AIDS. "New HIV/AIDS cases are on
the decrease, but these patients still strain the health
budget," Ssendaula said. An estimated 800,000 Ugandans have died
of AIDS since the country's first diagnosis in 1982. More than
1.5 million Ugandans are believed to be HIV-positive.
Excerpted from:Back to other CDC news for October 18, 2002 Agence France Presse 10.17.02 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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