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The Pakistan government has also installed special equipment along its borders for more a effective crackdown on drug proliferation.
The UN envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa has praised the progress Kenya has achieved in the fight against the killer disease.
Stephen Lewis, the UN Secretary General's Special Envoy for AIDS Africa, told a news conference in Nairobi that the government's commitment to fighting the pandemic was clearly evidenced by the reduction of the prevalence rate from 14 percent in 1999 to a rate now slightly above 6 percent.
Speaking after visiting several hospitals in the east African nation, Lewis said he felt "a greater degree of hope and optimism."
The UN envoy attributed the dramatic drop of prevalence rate to a range of programs such as Voluntary Counseling and Testing, and initiatives to prevent pregnant HIV-positive mothers from passing the virus along to their babies.
However, the UN envoy said there is an increasing number of AIDS orphans in Kenya, and that not enough was being done to help them and women, who are more vulnerable to contracting the disease.
Health experts say Kenya has now matched the achievement of Uganda -- the country cited as the most effective in the developing world in controlling the spread of AIDS.
Well, that wraps up this edition of Reports from Developing Countries. If you have any comments or suggestions£¬ please do send us and email. Our address is crieng@crifm.com. Or you can can contact us at English Service, China Radio International, Beijing, China. Postal code 100040.
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