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Thursday, July 24, 2003 - 03:00
Categories: 
Health & HIV/AIDS [2]
Issue Number: 
120 [3]
Article-Summary: 

Lack of awareness of the disease and supplies for detecting HIV infection may mask prevalence levels in some areas of the country, UNICEF resident representative Dr. Stella Goings has said. Speaking at the regional workshop for peer educators held at Mulungushi International Conference Centre, Dr. Goings noted that most countries represented at the workshop were among those heavily affected by the HIV/AIDS infections.

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Food & Health [4]
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http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category.php/hivaids/16556 [5]
Country: 
Zambia [6]

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