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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• News Briefs
Oil-Producing Nations Donate US$4 Million to Combat AIDS in AsiaNovember 13, 2002 The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is donating $4 million to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies to fight HIV/AIDS in Asia. The donation aims to ease "the human, social and economic devastation" of the disease, according to a press release issued by the federation's regional office in Bangkok. The money will support projects in Nepal, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Papua New Guinea, and 11 countries in the Pacific region. Earlier this year, OPEC donated $3.2 million to Central America and $8.1 million to Africa to fight HIV/AIDS.
Adapted from:Back to other CDC news for November 13, 2002 Associated Press 11.12.02 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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