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News Briefs Jamaica: Government to Spend $25 Million for HIV/AIDS ProgramDecember 5, 2001 Jamaican Information Minister Colin Campbell announced Monday that the government will spend $25 million to treat HIV/AIDS patients and educate the public and health care workers about the disease. The money will be spent during the next five years. A World Bank loan will provide $15 million, and the rest will come from the government and the UN global AIDS fund. As many as 15,000 people in Jamaica, a country of 2.6 million, have HIV/AIDS, the Ministry of Health reported last week. Associated Press 12.04.01  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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