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International News Canada Funds Tanzania's Anti-AIDS ProgramSeptember 20, 2004 Canada has donated $4.5 million (US$3.47 million) to help Tanzania's government provide HIV/AIDS patients with free antiretroviral drugs. Local media reported that Canadian Minister for International Cooperation Aileen Carroll was in Dar es Salaam on Saturday to deliver the money. The government hopes to provide free AIDS medicines to some 30,000 Tanzanians, with the program extending to 220,000 HIV/AIDS patients between 2005 and 2006. Xinhua News Agency 09.18.04 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. Visit the CDC's website to find out more about their activities, publications and services.
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