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May 20, 2007
<b>UN decries high HIV/AIDS rates<br></b>LIRA - The UN children’s agency, UNICEF, has decried the high rate of HIV/AIDS prevalence in the Lango sub-region.
UN decries high HIV/AIDS rates
LIRA - The UN children’s agency, UNICEF, has decried the high rate of HIV/AIDS prevalence in the Lango sub-region. The agency’s HIV project officer, George Boka, said: “The youth are the most affected because they are vulnerable and lack information.†Boka was addressing peer educators from Lira and Oyam districts at the Apostolic Social Centre in Lira during the hand over of 65 bicycles worth sh7.8m. The bicycles will help mobilise and inform the community about HIV.
Adjumani IDPs need more aid
ADJUMANI - The Government has been asked to give more assistance to the Internal Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the district. Addressing journalists last Sunday, the area MP, Santos Piro Erwaga, said: “The IDPs need more seeds for planting during this rainy season. Although we appreciate the little they have got, the IDPs in Adjumani district have not benefited like those in Acholi, Lango and Teso sub-regions.â€
LIRA - The UN children’s agency, UNICEF, has decried the high rate of HIV/AIDS prevalence in the Lango sub-region. The agency’s HIV project officer, George Boka, said: “The youth are the most affected because they are vulnerable and lack information.†Boka was addressing peer educators from Lira and Oyam districts at the Apostolic Social Centre in Lira during the hand over of 65 bicycles worth sh7.8m. The bicycles will help mobilise and inform the community about HIV.
Adjumani IDPs need more aid
ADJUMANI - The Government has been asked to give more assistance to the Internal Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the district. Addressing journalists last Sunday, the area MP, Santos Piro Erwaga, said: “The IDPs need more seeds for planting during this rainy season. Although we appreciate the little they have got, the IDPs in Adjumani district have not benefited like those in Acholi, Lango and Teso sub-regions.â€