"Church-run programs making inroads on AIDS in Zambia" - CWNews

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May. 30 (CWNews.com) - The chancellor of the Ndola diocese in Zambia reports that Church efforts to combat AIDS have produced strong positive results by emphasizing traditional Christian moral principles.

Father Alick Mbanda told officials of Aid to the Church in Need that Catholic agencies are sexual abstinence and marital fidelity, while providing medical help for those already infected with AIDS. "Of late, we have at last begun to see a bit of progress," he said. "The numbers of people infected with HIV have not been going up and, because of the campaign; the numbers are finally coming down." [More...]