Document #1111139

PlusNews (Author), published by ReliefWeb

Fishing communities missing out on HIV treatment

http://reliefweb.int/report/uganda/fishing-communities-missing-out-hiv-treatment

ecoi.net summary:
According to an annual review, only 15 percent of 6,225 fisher folk have been receiving antiretroviral drugs; officials blame low literacy and remoteness as well as inaccessibility of the islands they live on
Country:
Uganda
Sources:
PlusNews (Author), published by ReliefWeb
Original link:
http://reliefweb.int/report/uganda/fishing-communities-missing-out-hiv-treatment
Document type:
Media Report
Language:
English
Published:
26 November 2012
Document ID:
1111139 (former ID 239997)

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