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Tanzanian Government Releases Fund for HIV/AIDS Drugs

From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

August 23, 2004

The Tanzanian government has authorized 2 billion shillings (US$1.8 million) for the purchase of antiretroviral (ARV) drugs that will soon be distributed to HIV patients free of charge, the Guardian reported today. The distribution was initially set for March of this year but delays in releasing the funds postponed the program until October. An estimated 2.2 million Tanzanians, or about 10 percent of the total population, are HIV-positive, with 140,000 patients dying from AIDS annually. Prime Minister Frederick Sumaye has promised that no less than 30,000 people will get free ARV treatment in fiscal 2004-2005, scaling up to 220,000 receiving treatment in 2005-2006.

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Adapted from:
Xinhua News Agency
08.23.04

  
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