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International News Cameroon Announces Free Health Care for Nearly 50,000 HIV PatientsMay 4, 2007 Urban Health Minister Olanguena Awono announced on April 19 that Cameroon will begin providing free antiretroviral treatment to almost 50,000 people with HIV/AIDS, including some 4,000 children. According to Awono, UNAIDS provided the country with a $68 million, two-year grant to help finance the treatment. ARVs will be provided to those patients registered at special health centers, a health ministry spokesperson said. UNAIDS estimates show around 5.5 percent of Cameroon's adult population have HIV. Agence France Presse 04.19.2007  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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