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Allan Maubania [ Profil ] |
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Re: [GYCA-EastAfrica] Tanzanian Govt keen on war against HIV/AIDS
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Oct 7th, 2009 - 04:37:35 |
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Reproductive Health Uganda (RHU) with the help of UNFPA is leading a
campaign, to evaluate the extent to which ICPD PoA have been achieved. The
main objectives of the campaign are;
·1 Increasing awareness at the community level of issues pertaining to
and contained in the PoA in the areas of Gender, reproductive Health and
population and development
·2 seeking communities own views/assessment of how they feel the
community is performing in regard to achieving targets as set out in the
ICPD PoA,
·3 Seeking communities own views/suggestions on how best to move towards
achieving the ICPD targets for the remaining Five years of PoA.
Its implimented in four selected districts of Gulu, Pader, Kapcworwa and
Katakwi.
On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 8:00 PM, Edgar Makona
wrote:
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> By MARY GWERA,
> 25th September 2009
> The Tanzanian Government has renewed its commitment to strengthen efforts
> to
> prevent and control the AIDS pandemic.
>
> Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs Mr
> Ramadhan Khijjah made this statement at the signing of a grant for the
> HIV/AIDS Control Project, between the governments of Tanzania and Japan.
>
> Under the agreement, the Japanese aid for HIV test kits, drugs and
> equipment
> for control of the disease for eight years will reach 2.3 bn Yen
> (approximately 28.7bn/-)
>
> "The specific aim of this project is to improve prevention and control of
> the pandemic. This assistance will help improve the supply of equipment,
> drugs and facilities related to the prevention of the virus and control,"
> Mr
> Khijjah said.
>
> He said the assistance will be prudently used in order to make more
> progress
> in the war against the scourge.
>
> Responding, the Japanese Ambassador, Mr Hiroshi Nakagawa said his
> government
> was supporting the programme considering its impact on the economy.
>
> "As we are all aware, HIV/AIDS has affected many people. The economy of the
> country and those in the production sector have suffered a big blow. The
> national budget is constrained, thus fewer resources go to the health
> sector," Mr Nakagawa said.
>
>
> --
> Edgar Dearn Makona
> East Africa Regional Focal Point
> Global Youth Coalition on HIV/AIDS
> Starwood Apartments, Hurlingham, Nairobi, Kenya
> P. O. Box 14907 | Tel: +254 733 465396 | +254 20 2433573
> edgar (at) youthaidscoalition.org
> www.iAIDS.org | www.youthaidscoalition.org
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