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World Bank Spends Over $1.6b to Fight AIDS in Africa
Aug. 5 2008
About $1.6 billion has been provided by the World Bank since 2000 to fight HIV/AIDS epidemic in sub-Saharan African, a report from the bank said yesterday.
The report which emanated from the 17th International AIDS Conference holding in Mexico City where experts gathered to discuss the "Changing HIV/AIDS Landscape in Africa" said Lifetime treatment for AIDS costs about $5,600 in Africa, while the cost to prevent a new infection is about US$2,000 and is expected to decrease over time.
In Nigeria, the National Agency for the Control of AIDs (NACA) said last month that the World Bank credit to fight HIV/AIDS in the country in the last five years amounted to $90.3 million.
Copyright © 2008 Daily Trust
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category: News from Other Sources : AIDS News
contributed by Winnie Mutch on 5 August 2008
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