Germany offers $33 mln in aid to central African states
Date 2009/9/27 10:38:25 | Topic: Afran
| YAOUNDE, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- Germany has accorded 15 billion FCFA (about 33 million U.S. dollars) to the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa States (CEMAC) to help them fight against AIDS, local media reported on Saturday.
The funding is intended to encourage female condoms, integrate reproductive health with the control of sexually transmitted diseases (STI) and boost the fight against stigmatization and discrimination of people living with HIV/AIDS.
This financial aid comes in the second phase of the sub-regional project of HIV/AIDS prevention in central Africa, which is funded by Germany. The first has yielded good results since its launch in 2006, according to officials of both sides.
Three countries are involved in the project, including Cameroon, Chad and Central African Republic. Germany hopes to spread the health project to cover all the six member countries of CEMAC.
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