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International News Rwanda to Join African Trials for AIDS VaccineMarch 15, 2004 A note from TheBody.com: Since this article was written, the HIV pandemic has changed, as has our understanding of HIV/AIDS and its treatment. As a result, parts of this article may be outdated. Please keep this in mind, and be sure to visit other parts of our site for more recent information! A government minister said on March 10 that Rwanda will join Kenya, Uganda, Botswana, and South Africa in medical trials for an HIV/AIDS vaccine. The Rwandan trial, conducted in conjunction with the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI), will occur in Kigali over a 10-month period and involve 45 volunteers, according to Innocent Nyaruhirira, minister in charge of HIV/AIDS and related diseases. The minister said that rape as an instrument of war during Rwanda's 1994 civil conflict accelerated the HIV infection rate. Between 10-13 percent of the country's population of 8 million are infected. Reuters 03.10.04 A note from TheBody.com: Since this article was written, the HIV pandemic has changed, as has our understanding of HIV/AIDS and its treatment. As a result, parts of this article may be outdated. Please keep this in mind, and be sure to visit other parts of our site for more recent information!  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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