"); NewWindow.document.close(); return false; }

AIDS drugs for thousands by 2005
Saturday 23 October 2004
Home About PlusNews Country Profiles News Briefs Special Reports Subscribe Archive IRINnews
Search    

Regions
Africa
East Africa
Great Lakes
Horn of Africa
Southern Africa
West Africa
RSSyndication
RSS - News Briefs

Features
PlusNews E-mail Subscription
 

MALAWI: AIDS drugs for thousands by 2005


[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations]


JOHANNESBURG, 5 December (PLUSNEWS) - The government of Malawi has pledged to provide free anti-AIDS treatment to some 50,000 people by 2005 with new funding from the Global AIDS Fund.

However, Vice President Justin Malewezi was quoted by the Associated Press agency as saying: "This programme can only work if we defeat the stigma attached to HIV/AIDS so that more and more Malawians enrol in voluntary counselling and testing programmes."

Research shows that only 3 percent of Malawians have been tested for HIV despite some 70,000 lives being claimed by AIDS-related illnesses each year.

[ENDS]

MORE NEWS BRIEFS

 
Recent MALAWI Reports
"Capacity shortfall" could derail ARV rollout,  14/Oct/04
Empowerment of girls key to tackling HIV,  24/Jun/04
Demand for ARVs gives rise to grey market,  20/Aug/03
Mapping out a treatment programme,  15/Jul/03
AIDS drugs on street corners,  30/Jun/03
Links
Guinéenews
The Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis & Malaria
AEGIS
The Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis & Malaria
Youth against AIDS

PlusNews does not take responsibility for info in links supplied.

[Back] [Home Page]

Click to send any feedback, comments or questions you have about IRIN's Website or if you prefer you can send an Email to

The material contained on this Web site comes to you via IRIN, a UN humanitarian information unit, but may not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations or its agencies. If you re-print, copy, archive or re-post any item on this site, please retain this credit and disclaimer. Quotations or extracts should include attribution to the original sources. All graphics and Images on this site may not be re-produced without the express permission of the original owner. All materials copyright © UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs 2004