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In collaboration with the Elizabeth
Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) and supported by the US President’s
Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the US Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) has built a new HIV care and treatment clinic (CTC) at St.
Elizabeth Hospital in Arusha, Tanzania.
Speaking at the facility’s
inauguration, CDC representative Gloria Munthali said the clinic is set to
benefit thousands who are receiving antiretroviral drugs at the St. Elizabeth
hospital CTC. EGPAF Regional Program Manager Dr. Andrew Gwaja states that as of
September of this year 4,657 HIV patients were enrolled in the program, with
502 being under the age of 14.
According to Munthali, with the
assistance of PEPFAR and organizations such as EGPAF, over 160 CTCs have been
opened across Tanzania.
The Friends of AIDS Foundation is
dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for HIV positive individuals and
empowering people to make healthy choices to prevent the spread of the HIV
virus. To learn more about The Friends of AIDS Foundation, please visit: http://www.friendsofaids.org.
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