Namibia: N$1 Billion U.S. Funding to Fight HIV/Aids

Windhoek — The United States President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) has availed around N$1 billion towards the fight against HIV/AIDS in Namibia for this financial year. This year's budgetary allocation from PEPFAR (US$ 72.3) exceeds the N$731,86 million allocated by PEPFAR in the previous financial year.

Ambassador of the United States of America (USA) to Namibia Thomas Daughton said at a media briefing that there was a perception that the USA is not highly committed to the fight against HIV/AIDS in Namibia. "But that's not the case because the fight is not over," he said, noting that N$1 billion is not a small amount of money.

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