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Drugs 'Slash' Malawi AIDS Deaths
Aug. 26, 2008
Distributing anti-retroviral drugs in Malawi has led to a huge fall in AIDS-related deaths, an official says.
Mary Shawa told the Reuters news agency that 67% of those taking the ARV drugs are still alive.
Malawi is among the countries worst affected by AIDS, with about 7% of the 13m population affected.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7581890.stm
category: News from Other Sources : AIDS News
contributed by Liza Nanni on 26 August 2008
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