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Thursday, February 7, 2002 - 02:00

http://www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_hiv_recent_rep.cfm?dr_cat=1&show=yes&dr_DateTime=30-Jan-02#9198 [2]

Categories: 
Health & HIV/AIDS [3]
Issue Number: 
52 [4]
Article-Summary: 

Zimbabwe, a country where at least 2,000 people die of AIDS-related illnesses each week, will soon begin to manufacture 300 generic drugs, including AIDS drugs, Health and Child Welfare Deputy Minister David Parirenyatwa announced on Tuesday, Xinhua News Agency reports. The generic drugs -- which will include rifampin, an "essential" tuberculosis medication, and ketoconazole, a treatment for fungal infections in the lungs and esophagus -- will be made with the free technological help of Thail...read more [5]

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Food & Health [6]
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http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category.php/hivaids/5604 [7]
Country: 
Zimbabwe [8]
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