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Important note: Information in this article was accurate in 2009. The state of the art may have changed since the publication date.
Reuters NewMedia - Saturday, September 19, 2009
* Grant to help govt give more people treatment
LILONGWE, Sept 19 (Reuters) - The World Bank granted Malawi $30 million on Saturday to fight HIV/AIDS which has ravaged the southern African nation in the last two decades.
World Bank manager for Malawi, Timothy Gilbo, and the country's Finance Minister Ken Kandodo, said the money would also help government efforts to give more people access to free treatment.
"The money would help increase access to HIV and AIDS prevention, treatment and mitigation services," said Gilbo.
AIDS has killed more than 800,000 people in Malawi since the first case was reported in 1985, decimating a generation of the adult age group and leaving more than one million orphans.
But prevention interventions have lowered the overall prevalence rate to 12 percent from 14 percent, and greater access to free medicine has helped to reduce the number of people dying from HIV related illnesses by 70 percent. (Reporting by Mabvuto Banda; Editing by Serena Chaudhry/David Stamp)
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