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Zimbabwe's Mugabe Urges Lawmakers To Be Tested For HIV, Publicly Reveal Status As Part Of New Initiative
In an announcement launching the Zimbabwe Parliamentarians Against HIV (ZIPAH) in Harare on Thursday, Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe said since he came to office in 1980 "quite a number of" his cabinet ministers have died of AIDS-related causes, and he challenged government officials to get tested for HIV and publicly reveal their status, the Zimbabwean reports (3/1). Chaired by lawmaker Blessing Chebundo, ZIPAH "aims to end HIV transmission among legislators and increase cooperation with other groups," according to VOA News, and "so far 175 parliamentarians, including 25 staff members, have joined the program." Chebundo "said the first public testing will take place in two months," the news service notes.
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