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International News Lesotho's Central Bank Warns AIDS Can Roll Back DevelopmentAugust 30, 2004 Lesotho's central bank warned today in its economic review for the first quarter of 2004 that HIV/AIDS threatens nearly four decades of the country's development. "As the pandemic pushes some households into poverty, the government may be forced to divert funding from other projects in order to provide financial assistance to families," the report said. Around 31 percent of adults in Lesotho's population of 1.8 million are infected, said the bank. "Since this directly affects the country's productive capacity, it has the potential to lower the country's economic growth rate and output, and thereby hinder its development prospects," it said. Agence France Presse 08.30.04  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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