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LIBERIA: Cash injection for AIDS, TB and malaria


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JOHANNESBURG, 15 June (PLUSNEWS) - Under an agreement signed between the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and Liberia's Ministry of Health, the country is set to receive US $24.3 million to assist its fight against HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases.

The funds will be used for the counselling and treatment of people living with HIV/AIDS and to support Liberia's anti-malaria and tuberculosis programmes, UNDP resident representative Abou Moussa said.

Research shows the country has an HIV/AIDS prevalence rate of 12 percent, while tuberculosis fatalities and deaths from malaria, especially among children, have surged.

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