Curbing the scurge: Former United States president Bill Clinton has launched a programme to help children suffering from Aids in Ethiopia, where close to three million people are estimated to be infected with the deadly virus. Photo: AFP
July 17 2006
Addis Ababa - Former United States president Bill Clinton on Sunday launched a programme to help children suffering from Aids in Ethiopia, where close to three million people are estimated to be infected with the deadly virus.The Clinton Foundation will fund the programme at a cost of $250 000 and provide 23 medical experts from Yale University to work in 13 hospitals across the country for one year."My foundation will provide the clinic with necessary equipment and medical supplies in addition to train health officials and boost hospital management systems," Clinton said as he laid the foundation stone for a clinic for orphans.
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According to Addis Ababa, 1.5-million people out of the impoverished Horn of Africa nation's 70 million population are living with HIV and Aids. The World Health Organisation puts the figure at 2.8-million.Nearly a million Ethiopian children have been orphaned by the disease and about 5 000 new infections are recorded weekly."We are honoured to work with your foundation to save lives," said Tewodros Adhanom, Ethiopia's Health Minister.
Sapa-AFP
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