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IRIN PlusNews Weekly Issue 161, 26 December 2003
NEWS:
BURKINA FASO: Chiefs to support anti-AIDS drive
BURUNDI: HIV-positive civil servants to pay 20 percent for ARVs
LINKS:
1. The guiding principals of WHO's 3 by 5 initiative
2. The South African traditional medicines research unit
3. Discovery: The Story of HIV/AIDS
CONFERENCES/EVENTS/RESEARCH:
BURKINA FASO: Chiefs to support anti-AIDS drive
The 12 traditional chiefs of Burkina Faso's Sahel region have expressed their commitment to spreading HIV/AIDS awareness among their people, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) said in a statement this week.
At a gathering in the northeast provincial capital of Dori earlier this month, the Emir of Liptako - the region's paramount chief - formally received a translation into the local language, Fulfulde, of the National Human Development Report 2001 on HIV/AIDS. Representatives of the National AIDS Council and UNAIDS took part in the ceremony.
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BURUNDI: HIV-positive civil servants to pay 20 percent for ARVs
The Burundian health minister, Dr Jean Kamana, has authorised the civil service insurance company "Mutuelle" to cover the cost of antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) by 80 percent, in line with its policy on other medicines, Radio Burundi announced on Friday.
Kamana signed an ordinance adding ARVs to the list of medicines the company generally covers in response to a request from the health insurer's general manager, Francois Nkengurutse, it said.
Nkengurutse told PlusNews on Monday: "The measure is in force since Wednesday, and the list includes all antiretrovirals, as well as possible combinations of two or three antiretrovirals."
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LINKS:
1. The guiding principals of WHO's 3 by 5 initiative 
In 2001, partners within the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and other organisations along with scientists at the World Health Organization (WHO) calculated that, under optimal conditions, 3 million people living in developing countries could be provided with antiretroviral therapy and access to medical services by the end of 2005. In response, WHO and its partners launched the “Treat 3 Million by 2005” (3 by 5) Initiative.
2. The South African traditional medicines research unit
The Medical Research Council Traditional Medicines Research Unit was founded in 1997 and its principal objectives are:
to establish a research culture, and to introduce modern research methodologies around the use and understanding of traditional medicines; and to create an environment that will attract young scientists and potential leaders in the field.
3. Discovery: The Story of HIV/AIDS
A four-part BBC radio documentary series on the story of HIV/AIDS
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