Maputo — Hundreds of HIV-positive Mozambicans and their supporters marched through the streets of Maputo on Monday in protests against the decision by Health Minister Ivo Garrido to close the "Day Hospitals" that catered exclusively for HIV/AIDS patients.
They marched for two kilometres down one of Maputo's main thoroughfares, Eduardo Mondlane Avenue, singing and waving placards against the measure, in force since March 2008. The march ended at the Health Ministry, where a message was delivered to Garrido.
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