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NIGERIA: Govt reaffirms AIDS commitment
[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations]
JOHANNESBURG, 3 May (PLUSNEWS) - Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo on Tuesday underscored his commitment to tackling infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS.
The president also stressed the importance of external assistance in his country's fight against the three diseases, saying, "Although the prevalence rate of HIV has been further reduced to a national average of 4.4 percent, much more could be done by stakeholders."
Obasanjo made the statement at a meeting in the capital, Abuja, with Richard Feachem, outgoing executive director of the Global Fund against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.
Some US$50 million in Global Fund grants was recently suspended as a result of Nigeria's failure to meet performance targets.
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