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International News Swaziland Opens Health Center for AIDSApril 29, 2008 Swaziland, which has one of the highest HIV rates in sub-Saharan Africa, has opened an AIDS treatment center that will provide free services to medical workers who contract HIV as a result of occupational exposure, according to the Swaziland Nurses Association. The Wellness Center "provides a holistic complement of services for all health workers and their immediate families," said Thabsile Dlamini, chief of the SNA. In addition to post-exposure prophylaxis, the facility offers voluntary counseling and testing, a resource center, antiretroviral therapy, and TB treatment. Agence France Presse 4.26.2008  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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