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International News Bill Gates Pledges Aid to Fight HIV/AIDS in Talks With Nigerian LeaderOctober 10, 2006 In talks on Saturday, U.S. billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates gave Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo a promise of additional assistance in fighting poverty and diseases including HIV/AIDS, TB and polio. Gates and his wife, who together head the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, visited Obasanjo at his farm in Ota, according to the official News Agency of Nigeria. Officials say more than 3.5 million Nigerians have HIV/AIDS. Agence France Presse 10.08.2006 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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