DFID anti-AIDS boost announced

KENYA: DFID anti-AIDS boost announced

JOHANNESBURG, 26 Apr 2006 (PLUSNEWS) - Some 60,000 HIV-positive Kenyans are to benefit from a new treatment initiative by Britain's Department for International Development (DFID).

DFID chairman Simon Bland on Wednesday pledged more than US $9 million towards the procurement of additional antiretrovirals (ARVs) and HIV diagnostic equipment.

"This emergency procurement is important to ensure continued treatment of those already on ARVs and ensure new patients also have access to treatment," Kenyan newspaper, The Nation, quoted Bland as saying.

[ENDS]

[Back] [Home Page]

Click here to send any feedback, comments or questions you have about PlusNews Website or if you prefer you can send an Email to Webmaster

Copyright © IRIN 2006
The material contained on www.PlusNews.org comes to you via IRIN, a UN humanitarian news and information service, but may not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations or its agencies.
All PlusNews material may be reposted or reprinted free-of-charge; refer to the IRIN copyright page for conditions of use. IRIN is a project of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.