UNICEF to Work With a Private Group to Fight AIDS(1/2)

UNICEF is joining with a nonprofit group to bring H.I.V./AIDS programs to more women and children in 5 countries. UNICEF, the United Nations Children's Fund, will work with Family Health International. The new partnership will be established at first in Guyana, India, Malawi, Nigeria and Zambia.

One of the goals is to improve care for babies infected with H.I.V., the virus that causes AIDS. Another is to prevent the spread of H.I.V. from mother to child.

Activities will depend on the needs of each country. In some cases, anti-retroviral drugs will be provided to infected parents of children. Women and children living in rural communities will receive most of the services.

Steve Taravella is the head of communications for Family Health International. He says the partnership is separate from UNICEF's international campaign" class="hjdict" word="campaign" target=_blank>campaign against AIDS but will support the goals of the U.N. agency. Both UNICEF and Family Health International say they hope to expand their partnership into more countries in the future.

UNICEF is joining with a nonprofit group to bring H.I.V./AIDS programs to more women and children in 5 countries. UNICEF, the United Nations Children's Fund, will work with Family Health International. The new partnership will be established at first in Guyana, India, Malawi, Nigeria and Zambia.

One of the goals is to improve care for babies infected with H.I.V., the virus that causes AIDS. Another is to prevent the spread of H.I.V. from mother to child.

Activities will depend on the needs of each country. In some cases, anti-retroviral drugs will be provided to infected parents of children. Women and children living in rural communities will receive most of the services.

Steve Taravella is the head of communications for Family Health International. He says the partnership is separate from UNICEF's international campaign against AIDS but will support the goals of the U.N. agency. Both UNICEF and Family Health International say they hope to expand their partnership into more countries in the future.