U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

World Bank Promises Ukraine Money to Combat AIDS and Tuberculosis

July 6, 2001

The World Bank will provide $58 million over four years to help Ukraine combat AIDS and TB. The funds are expected to be released some time next year, said the spokesperson Dmitro Derkatch. Ukraine has the worst AIDS epidemic in Eastern Europe. The World Bank believes that the real extent of the disease could be up to 10 times the official figure of 39,127 cases.

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Agence France Presse
07.05.01

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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