Here is a rare news item on HIV in one of Burma / Myanmar's neighbouring countries. There is almost no HIV epidemic in Laos.

When the [him] moderator first saw the posting he assumed the estimate was denominated in dollars. It appeared to be too much, even considering the excellent Laotian record with the Global Fund. But it is in Laotian kip - less than an hundred thousand dollars.

[him] moderator

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Vientiane Needs More 800 Million For HIV/AIDS Control In 2007-2008
Bernama
January 03, 2008 09:45 AM      

VIENTIANE, Jan 3 (Bernama) -- The Vientiane province is still need more than 800 million kip (RM285,097) to use for HIV/AIDS control for 2007-2008 periods.

Quoting the strategy plan on HIV/AIDS control of the province, the Lao News agency (KPL) reported that the said fund will be used to improve the strengthen of the HIV/AIDS Control Committee in the provincial and district level as well as to build HIV/AIDS control committee at village level for 590 villages.

It will also used for the capacity building for provincial medical workers and for capacity building for provincial medical workers.

In the year of 2008, the province of Vientiane will also build the awareness on HIV/AIDS for 4,000 migrants.

A recent meeting reviewed the activities on HIV/AIDS control made in the past year, which utilized more than 200 million kip of assistant fund from the international organization and government contributed fund.

-- BERNAMA

http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v3/news_world.php?id=305638