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Zanzibar Begins Distributing Free Antiretroviral Drugs to HIV-Infected

August 1, 2005

Health authorities recently began providing free antiretroviral treatment to some of the 661 HIV-infected in Zanzibar, a semiautonomous Indian Ocean archipelago off Tanzania. The brand-name drugs were provided by international donors, including former US President Bill Clinton's foundation. New York-based Columbia University helped set up the treatment program.

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Adapted from:
Associated Press
07.19.05

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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