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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
International News
Money for Uganda
July 17, 2003 U.S. Ambassador to Uganda Johnny Kolker and Finance Minister
Gerald Ssendaula on Tuesday signed a $62 million development
assistance package for Uganda, according to Agence France Presse.
The assistance, to be given through the U.S. Agency for
International Development, will help Uganda continue its efforts
to fight AIDS. A public policy campaign urging abstinence and
contraception has cut Uganda's AIDS rate dramatically. "You have
shown the world what is possible," President Bush told Ugandan
President Yoweri Museveni last week during his stop in the
central African nation. "Uganda, by confronting AIDS
aggressively, has given hope to all of Africa." The funds will
also support agriculture, biodiversity programs, education and
child care.
Excerpted from:Washington Times 07.17.03; James Morrison 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. |