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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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European Union to Fund Anti-AIDS Program in Nicaragua
July 22, 2008 The European Union will take the lead role in funding a new anti-AIDS effort in Nicaragua, an EU representative announced Monday. The campaign is a joint effort of the EU and Italian and Nicaraguan non-governmental organizations, which will respectively contribute 75 percent, 15 percent, and 10 percent of the three-year program’s €1.9 million (U.S. $3.02 million) cost. The outreach will operate in 23 municipalities and will particularly target teenagers and young people, according to the EU statement. Back to other news for July 2008 Xinhua 7.22.2008 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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