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August 28, 2019 / 4:57 PM / a month ago
U.S. to pay for thousands of doses of HIV drugs for Venezuelan migrants
BOGOTA (Reuters) - The United States said on Wednesday it will provide thousands of doses of HIV medication to treat Venezuelans in Colombia as part of regional efforts to manage care for millions of migrants fleeing the crisis-hit nation.
U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar told Reuters about the decision in a phone interview following a meeting this week of health officials from 10 countries in the Colombian border city of Cucuta.
The officials agreed to various measures meant to help the more than 4 million Venezuelans who have left home amid widespread shortages of food and medicine.
Read more at: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-colombia-usa-health-idUSKCN1VI2LQ
The story is about a month old but other similar ones have come out since. I thought I'd post it. Pretty amazing.
More on this topic:
https://www.thebody.com/article/u-s-promises-some-hiv-meds-to-colombia-for-venezuelan-refugees
