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Article: VOA NEWS: RUSSIA, INDIA, CHINA FAIL TO HEED AFRICA'S LESSONS ON AIDS ORPHANS
- Article from:
- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- January 2, 2006
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The Voice of America issued the following story:
By Joe De Capua As the HIV/AIDS pandemic continues to claim lives, it also continues to create AIDS orphans. Since most of the deaths from the pandemic have occurred in sub-Saharan Africa, most of the world's AIDS orphans are there, too. But as HIV/AIDS spreads, the problems faced by Africa are now appearing in Russia, India and China.
One of those caring for AIDS orphans is the founder of the FXB Foundation, Albina du Boisrouvray. From Verbier, Switzerland, she spoke with English to Africa's Joe De Capua about AIDS and AIDS orphans.
"I've been saying...for the past six years that it's not just Africa that we're all focusing on...but ...