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The Government of Burkina Faso including the President and the Minister of Health considers pediatric HIV to be a top priority. There is a well-established need for pediatric care and treatment of HIV/AIDS co-morbidities in Burkina Faso, specifically malaria and TB. The Minister of Health has recommended the development of the COE in Bobo Dioulasso, which is a four hour drive southeast of the capital city of Ouagadougou. Bobo Dioulasso is believed to have a higher HIV prevalence, both adult and pediatric. The Ministry of Health (MOH) has designated a plot of land in Bobo Dioulasso, which it has allocated for the new center. The plot of land totals 20,000 square meters, of which the MOH will donate 10,000 square meters of the land for the COE and plans to build other MOH facilities on the remaining property over the next three to five years.
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Ouagadougou - A meningitis outbreak has claimed 19 lives since the beginning of the year in Burkina Faso, said health authorities on Wednesday at the launch of a vaccination campaign. "We have counted 19 deaths
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The U.S. Embassy in Burkina Faso is located on 602 Avenue Raoul Follereau in Ouagadougou. Mailing addresses are: International mail: Ambassade des Etats-Unis, 01 B.P. 35, Ouagadougou 01, Burkina Faso; Mail from the U.S.: Department of State, 2440 Ouagadougou Place, Washington, DC 20521-2440. Tel: (226) 50-30-67-23; fax: (226) 50-31-23-68 or (226) 50-30-38-90. Email address: amembouaga@state.gov.
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In May 1994 a second series of national meetings was convened to assess the relevance of the strategies then in place and make any adjustments needed to enable Burkina Faso to take full advantage of the devaluation of the CFA franc. Another objective was to portray the devaluation in a positive light and encourage the entire population to get involved. These meetings served as the inspiration for the historic speech on production presented by Burkina Faso’s President on June 2, 1994. That same speech was ... the driving force behind the Letter of Intent for Sustainable Human Development (1995-2005), which focuses on poverty alleviation and the development of human resources.
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Responding to the great drought of the 1970s, Save the Children began programs in Dori, Burkina Faso in 1977. Today, an integrated program of activities in education and health serves the populations of 81 communities in Bazega province, south of the capital of Ouagadougou. These programs promote school enrollment, particularly for girls, as well as focusing on improving maternal and child health and HIV/AIDS prevention.
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WaterAid continues to forge important partnerships in Burkina Faso. Currently working through seven partner NGOs in five administrative regions, it recently expanded its work in the provinces of Koulpeologo, Boulkiemde and Ioba and in the boroughs of Ouagadougou, Boromo, Koudougou and Garango.
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