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21:58, July 05, 2007 |
India and the World Bank Thursday signed a loan agreement for "Third National HIV/AIDS Control Project" for 250 million U.S. dollars for supporting the National AIDS Control Program (2007- 2012), a statement by Indian Finance Ministry said here.
The project aims at scaling up prevention efforts in the High Risk Groups and the general population. It further aims at increasing care, support and treatment to the affected people.
The agreement was signed by Madhusudan Prasad, Joint Secretary (Fund Bank), the Finance Ministry on behalf of India and Isabel M. Guerrero, Country Director for the World Bank here.
The United Kingdom's Department for International Development ( DFID) is also providing a grant through a common pool. An agreement to this effect was also signed here between DFID and the Indian government.
Source: Xinhua
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