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HIV/AIDS treatment initiative supports farm workers
16 March 2005. IRIN PlusNews. Republished courtesy of IRIN PlusNews.
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Between 30 percent and 45 percent of South African farm workers are estimated to be living with HIV/AIDS, the National African Farmers' Union Summit heard earlier this week.
The Dutch agricultural attaché, Gretha Kostwinder, warned the gathering in the capital, Pretoria, that the high infection rate could have a major effect on the farming sector over the next few years.
According to local newspaper, Business Day, Kostwinder's forecasts were based on the results of Agri-AIDS, an HIV/AIDS awareness project that brings HIV/AIDS treatment to rural areas, as farm workers cannot always afford to travel to treatment centres.
At least 1,000 farm workers benefit from the Agri-AIDS treatment programme.
This item is delivered to the English Service of the United Nations' Humanitarian Information Unit but, may not necessarily reflect the views of the UN |
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