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International News Uganda Receives $70 Million for HIV/AIDS ProjectsOctober 5, 2004 An official with Uganda's Finance Ministry announced recently that the nation is receiving a $70 million grant from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria. The funding will be used to buy antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) and for "activities to prevent the spread of the virus, provide seed money to people living with HIV/AIDS and to monitor drug resistance to ARVs," said Mary Muduuli, the ministry's deputy secretary who signed the agreement for Uganda. The grant increases the Global Fund's total appropriation to Uganda to more than $270 million. The government says some 1.2 million Ugandans have HIV, and doctors say about 100,000 need drug treatment. Reuters 10.01.04  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. |
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