PATH Receives Multi-Million-Dollar Grants From US, Canada To Stop The Spread of HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia, At-Risk Populations Worldwide
A Seattle Times blog on Thursday reported that two major grants were awarded to the Seattle non-profit global health group PATH this week for HIV/AIDS work.
A three-year grant of $35 million from USAID is intended to increase access to affordable HIV/AIDS treatment and services, including community and home-based services in Ethiopia. The program will target 900,000 people in 300 towns.
Though UNAIDS reports 2% of the total population of Ethiopia are living with HIV/AIDS, -- "a relatively low level of the disease, particularly when compared to sub-Saharan Africa where HIV affects more than 20% of the population in some countries" 10% of the population living in urban areas in Ethiopia are believed to be living with HIV/AIDS, the Seattle Times reports.
A $17 million grant from Canadian International Development Agency will fund PATH's efforts to evaluate the effectiveness of HIV-prevention approaches for high-risk populations worldwide (Heim, The Seattle Times, 4/23).
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