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News Briefs World Bank Approves Loan to Grenada to Combat HIV/AIDSJuly 29, 2002 A note from TheBody.com: Since this article was written, the HIV pandemic has changed, as has our understanding of HIV/AIDS and its treatment. As a result, parts of this article may be outdated. Please keep this in mind, and be sure to visit other parts of our site for more recent information! The World Bank will loan Grenada $6 million to help fight the spread of HIV/AIDS, a bank official said Friday. A statement released by the bank on Thursday said the project is part of a $155 million HIV/AIDS lending program for the Caribbean approved in June 2001. The loan from the Washington-based financial institution will help Grenada educate young people about safe sex, distribute condoms, organize confidential testing, and improve hospital facilities to better handle blood transfusions. The Caribbean has the second-highest HIV/AIDS rates after sub-Saharan Africa: an estimated 2 percent of its people have the virus. The statistics exclude Cuba, where rigorous isolation and prevention have kept infection rates low. Associated Press 07.26.02 A note from TheBody.com: Since this article was written, the HIV pandemic has changed, as has our understanding of HIV/AIDS and its treatment. As a result, parts of this article may be outdated. Please keep this in mind, and be sure to visit other parts of our site for more recent information!  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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