MOZAMBIQUE: Police force feel weight of AIDS-related deaths

Mozambican Deputy Interior Minister Jose Mandra says HIV/AIDS is aggravating staff shortages in the ranks of the police, killing just over 1,000 officers every year.

The local news agency, AIM, quoted Mandra as saying: "In terms of quantity and quality, we are going through difficult moments, with the number of infections and deaths by HIV/AIDS increasing by the day."

He urged the implementation of strengthened awareness strategies to encourage a change in sexual behaviour.

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