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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Swaziland Opens Health Center for AIDS
April 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. Back to other news for April 2008 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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