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De:	Edgar Makona [ Profil ]
Sujet:	Tanzanian Govt keen on war against HIV/AIDS
Envoyé:	Sep 25th, 2009 - 12:38:01

	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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