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October 10, 2007
Gambella (ENA), October 10, 2007—The 3rd
round millennium anti-HIV/AIDS campaign was
launched yesterday in Gambella State, the State
Health Bureau said. Speaking at a two-day relevant
workshop, Bureau Deputy Head Can Galwak and
state Anti HIV/AIDS Campaign Coordinator James
Ball said over 10,450 people are expected to
benefit from the campaign. Efforts are being made
to enable 910 PLWHAs to take Anti-Retroviral
drugs in the same campaign, he added. The
bureau plans to set up six Voluntary Testing and
Counseling Centers and two Anti retroviral
Treatment centers as part of the campaign, he
added. The state also envisages providing
prevention of mother to child transmission of
HIV/AIDS treatment. The state has been taking
necessary preparations for the success of the third
campaign, they said. Over 100 participants
including health professionals and concerned
bodies attended the workshop.
Source: The Ethiopian Herald Newspaper, Wednesday 10 October
2007, Page 2
Gambella (ENA), October 10, 2007—The 3rd
round millennium anti-HIV/AIDS campaign was
launched yesterday in Gambella State, the State
Health Bureau said. Speaking at a two-day relevant
workshop, Bureau Deputy Head Can Galwak and
state Anti HIV/AIDS Campaign Coordinator James
Ball said over 10,450 people are expected to
benefit from the campaign. Efforts are being made
to enable 910 PLWHAs to take Anti-Retroviral
drugs in the same campaign, he added. The
bureau plans to set up six Voluntary Testing and
Counseling Centers and two Anti retroviral
Treatment centers as part of the campaign, he
added. The state also envisages providing
prevention of mother to child transmission of
HIV/AIDS treatment. The state has been taking
necessary preparations for the success of the third
campaign, they said. Over 100 participants
including health professionals and concerned
bodies attended the workshop.
Source: The Ethiopian Herald Newspaper, Wednesday 10 October
2007, Page 2
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