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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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AIDS Support Center Opens in Itaewon, South Korea
April 23, 2003 The Korea UNAIDS Information Support Center has opened
recently in Itaewon, Seoul, to provide foreign residents with
information and counseling on the disease. "Due to the language
barrier, it was difficult for immigrants in Korea to obtain
knowledge on AIDS," said Dr. Nalini Taneja, KUISC program
director. The center will provide practical support, counseling
services and anonymous testing for the disease. "Some foreign
workers thought AIDS can be caught by hugging," she said. The
center plans to hold media and street campaigns to promote
awareness of the disease. Information is available in English,
and the center is also searching for volunteers who are able to
communicate in other languages used in the foreign community.
Excerpted from:Back to other CDC news for April 23, 2003 Korea Times 04.24.03 This article was provided by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is a part of the publication CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update. |
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