International Confab on Infectious Diseases Begins in Okinawa

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International Confab on Infectious Diseases Begins in Okinawa

Kyodo News Service (home.kyodo.co.jp) (12/07/00)

More than 100 experts are gathering in Japan this week to participate in the Okinawa International Conference on Infectious Diseases. In an opening speech, Zambia's president, Frederick Chiluba, called for increased efforts, resources, and political will to fight infectious diseases. The meeting follows the Group of Eight (G-8) nations' pact made earlier this year in Okinawa to battle infectious diseases including HIV, tuberculosis (TB), malaria, and polio. At that meeting, the G-8 officials announced an objective to reduce the number of HIV and AIDS cases among 15- to 24-year- olds by 25 percent in 10 years, and they also set goals for reducing TB and malaria.
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