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International Sanctions Add to Burma's HIV/AIDS Problems
Burma, like many countries, is struggling to contain the spread of HIV/AIDS, but the task is made more difficult by international pressure on the military government to reform. Economic sanctions translate into a shortage of aid funds, and only a small percentage of seriously ill sufferers are receiving the anti-retroviral drugs that could extend their lives.
James Morris, the head of the World Food Program, visited Burma recently to assess the delivery of food assistance for tens of thousands of children and families. While there, he also got a first-hand look at Burma's HIV/AIDS problem.
The United Nations AIDS program, UNAIDS, rates Burma's HIV/AIDS situation as serious.
According to Brian Williams, the UNAIDS program representative in Rangoon, as many as two percent of Burma's adults, or 610,000 people, are infected with HIV. Even Burma's military government, which keeps a tight control over the flow of information, puts the figure at 340,000.
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