African trucking routes, long known as pathways for spreading HIV across borders, have been drawn in new maps that also direct drivers to clinics that treat AIDS, a spokeswoman said Wednesday.
About 20,000 maps have been printed and distribution began last week, Catherine Larkin, a spokeswoman for the project, told AFP.
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"For the first time, truckers can see where they can access health services along major trucking corridors and transport hubs on the subcontinent," said Paul Matthew, Africa director for North Star Alliance, which sets up clinics on highways and at border posts.
The North Star Alliance Foundation initiated the project, while risk-mapping company Maplecroft published the maps and petroleum giant Royal Dutch Shell funded the costs.
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Maplecroft maps global risks in more than 100 categories, including health, climate, and human rights. Its research has highlighted the link between truck drivers and the spread of HIV in Africa.
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Zimbabwe's Women Hardest Hit With AIDS Burden
Cecilia Chinhamo has endured a torrent of verbal abuse from her husband, since testing positive for HIV six years ago.
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Shell funded the project because truck drivers' health had a direct impact on their African business interest, George Wandera, a safety official for the company.
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An AIDS activist in Uzbekistan has been sentenced to seven years in prison for writing a brochure that authorities said would promote antisocial behaviour, activists said Thursday.
An AIDS activist in Uzbekistan has been sentenced to seven years in prison for writing a brochure that authorities said would promote antisocial behaviour, activists said Thursday.
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