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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• International News
World Food Program Delivers Food to Myanmar AIDS Sufferers
March 19, 2004 On Friday, for the first time, the UN World Food Program
began delivering food to HIV/AIDS patients in Myanmar. Initially,
the program is targeting 400 families in central Myanmar, which
WFP said is hard-hit by the virus due to its role as a transport
hub for trucking. The UN considers truckers' contact with sex
workers to be a leading factor in HIV's spread. A similar WFP
program was launched last year in Cambodia involving about 4,000
households. Thailand has also been working closely with Myanmar
since September, when it pledged 1 million condoms and HIV/AIDS
medicine to help its neighbor fight the epidemic.
Excerpted from:Back to other news for March 19, 2004 Agence France Presse 03.19.04 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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