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Integrated Regional Information Networks - November 29, 2004
JOHANNESBURG (PLUSNEWS) - In an effort to raise awareness in Zimbabwe ahead of World AIDS Day on 1 December, close to 30 church leaders underwent voluntary counselling and testing at the weekend.
Lindani Dube, a spokesman for the clerics, said the action was an appeal for congregants to be tested for HIV as well.
A local newspaper, The Sunday Mail, quoted Dube as saying: "More often [than not] pastors are accused of preaching what they do not practise, but now we have decided to lead by example."
According to UN figures, at least one in four Zimbabweans is living with HIV and AIDS.
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