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Tanzanian President Voices Concern Over Rising Numbers of AIDS-Related Orphans

From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

October 3, 2005

On Friday, outgoing President Benjamin Mkapa expressed concern over Tanzania's increasing number of AIDS-related orphans. The country currently has 2.5 million orphans and is projected to have 4.2 million by 2010 as a result of HIV/AIDS, said Mkapa. Many orphans are forced into hard labor due to lost families and lack of protection, while others experience AIDS discrimination, he said. "If we care about the destiny of our nation, we must take care of these orphans as they are part and parcel of the nation," said Mkapa.

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Adapted from:
Agence France Presse
10.01.05

  
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