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Political Infighting Causes Zimbabwe to Dissolve AIDS Council Board [Ahmad K. Lancet 2001;357:942]: The government of Zimbabwe has announced that it will dissolve the Board of the National AIDS Council due to allegations of inappropriate political support and mismanagement of funds. This is a country that has been hit hard by HIV: seroprevalence is estimated at 25%, life expectancy has been reduced from 69 years to 56 years, and >1,500 HIV-related deaths occur each week. A 3% levy was introduced with the creation of the National AIDS Council to manage a $1 billion fund, but only 15% of the fund was distributed to those affected by HIV. Some health experts speculated that the money was "diverted to state coffers and to defense and military projects."
posted 4/13/2001





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