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As peace takes root, troubled CAR turns attention to fighting HIV/Aids

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The Central African Republic has launched a war on HIV/Aids.
The Central African Republic has launched a war on HIV/Aids. 
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As politicians and rebel groups in the Central African Republic (CAR) grapple with how to end years of armed conflict that has torn the resource-rich nation apart, health workers in Bangui, the capital, are stepping up their efforts in a different kind of war: the war against HIV/Aids.

The country has the second-highest prevalence rate in central Africa, with 4% – behind only Equatorial Guinea, which has a rate of 6%.   Read More

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