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CDC Donates HIV Testing Equipment

August 24, 2001

The CDC recently donated $340,000 in HIV testing equipment to Tanzania. The equipment is capable of providing test results in less than 30 minutes. At a ceremony marking the donation, a ministry of health spokesperson said that more than 90 percent of Tanzanians with HIV do not know they are infected.

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Africa News
08.22.01

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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