Malawi rolls out free Aids drugs - Democratic Underground

gottaB

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Tue May-11-04 07:18 PM
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Malawi rolls out free Aids drugs

Malawi has announced that it will provide free anti-retrovirals drugs to thousands of Aids sufferers.

Health Minister Yusuf Mwawa said he hoped to reach an extra 30,000 people over the next year under the $196m five-year programme.

Some 14% of Malawi's 11 million people have the Aids virus, HIV.

Critics have accused the government of electioneering, by announcing the programme just a week before the 18 May polls to choose a new president.

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freetobegay

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Tue May-11-04 07:20 PM
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1. As long as the drugs are there & keep coming

WHo cares about the timing!

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gottaB

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Tue May-11-04 07:41 PM
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2. you know, everything's related

Edited on Tue May-11-04 07:43 PM by gottaB

In the past and also quite recently Malawi has lost out on aid monies because of corruption in government. I think that's why the charges of electioneering are being made in this context.

Malawi misses out on American Aid

but

MALAWI: World Bank grant for land reform.

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Another take: "Free Aids drugs will open the doors of hope"

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