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UN Integrated Regional Information Networks - September 28, 2001
The newspaper quoted the Ugandan director-general of health services, Francis Omaswa, as saying that women found to be HIV-positive would then be provided free of charge with drugs designed to prevent mother-to-child transmission. Omaswa told a parliamentary committee on social services that the ministry was drafting a programme which, if implemented, would establish HIV/AIDS testing centres in all district hospitals, and allow them to administer HIV/AIDS drugs to HIV-positive pregnant women.
Meanwhile, Minister for Health Jim Muhwezi told parliament on Thursday the government was planning to distribute anti-malaria drugs free on selected days, 'The New Vision' reported. He added that there would be special malaria prevention and treatment packages distributed to mothers and children, according to the government-owned newspaper.
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