U.S. donates record $56M to WFP for nutrition programs in Ethiopia

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Oct 12 2011

The U.S. has pledged a record $56 million donation from PEPFAR to the U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) aimed to "dramatically increase resources for programs in Ethiopia providing vital nutrition assistance to people living with HIV (PLHIV)," according to a WFP press release. With the donation, "WFP will work in Ethiopia's least developed regions ... to improve the nutritional status, treatment success and quality of life of PLHIV," the press release states (10/11).

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