MOZAMBIQUE: US announces increased HIV/AIDS funding

The United States has announced plans to increase HIV/AIDS funding to Mozambique this year, the Associated Press reported.

According to the US Undersecretary of State for African Affairs, Constance Newman, funding was set to rise to $48 million in 2005 from $26 million last year.

The increase is part of President George W Bush's special fund, set up in 2003, to provide $15 billion over a five-year period to fight the pandemic in 15 countries.

With at least 500 new HIV infections occurring daily in Mozambique, it is estimated that close to 14 percent of adults aged between 15 and 49 are living with the virus.

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