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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• International News
Rwanda to Join African Trials for AIDS Vaccine
March 15, 2004 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.
Excerpted from:Back to other news for March 15, 2004 Reuters 03.10.04 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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