| WASHINGTON, November 13, 2003—The following project was approved today by the World Bank’s Board: GRANT AMOUNT: US$16.6 million PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The main objective of the HIV/AIDS Abidjan-Lagos Transport Corridor project is to reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS among transport workers, migrants, commercial sex workers and local people living along the corridor. By complementing national AIDS programs in the Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Benin, Togo and Nigeria, the project will focus on HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment and care services in border towns and communities in this sub-region of western Africa. The HIV/AIDS Abidjan-Lagos Transport Corridor project is the Bank’s first-ever cross-border HIV/AIDS initiative of the Multi-Country HIV/AIDS Program (MAP) for Africa. The MAP so far has provided US$1 billion to African countries to fight HIV/AIDS. For more information, please call Tim Carrington at (202) 473-8133 or e-mail Tcarrington@worldbank.org |
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