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ETHIOPIA: External assistance urged in AIDS battle
[ This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations]
JOHANNESBURG, 3 June (PLUSNEWS) - Despite crucial steps taken by Ethiopia to tackle HIV/AIDS, the east African country urgently needs external assistance if its efforts are to be successful, a senior UN official has said.
Following his recent visit to Africa's second most populous country, Stephen Lewis, the Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa, said the Ethiopian government was seeking US $400 million from the Global AIDS Fund to combat the disease.
Research shows that between 2 and 3 million of the country's nearly 70 million people are living with HIV/AIDS.
Lewis said: "The possibilities of widespread treatment in Ethiopia hang on the availability of resources."
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