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Around 2.1m people in Europe and Central Asia are now living with HIV/Aids (Photo: EUobserver)

EU examines growing Aids problem

The Irish EU Presidency will today (23 February) host a conference to examine the spread of HIV and Aids in Europe and explode the myth that it is a problem that only other regions, such as Africa, must face.

Attended by health ministers and Aids experts from throughout Europe, delegates will be told that countries such as Estonia and Latvia - which are joining the EU on 1 May - have some of the fastest epidemics in the world.

Irish development minister Tom Kitt said "Today's mee...

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Around 2.1m people in Europe and Central Asia are now living with HIV/Aids (Photo: EUobserver)

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