Members, staff of HPR to launch HIV/AIDS fund

Members, staff of HPR to launch HIV/AIDS fund

Addis Ababa, January 1- Members of the House of People’s Representatives and employees of the Parliament are to establish HIV/AIDS fund. This was disclosed on Friday at the start of a two-day awareness-raising forum organized for the MPs. Opening the training, deputy speaker of the House, Shitaye Minale said the MPs shall set example to other sections of the society through establishing HIV/AIDS fund. They shall also closely follow up HIV/AIDS-related dealings of pertinent offices, she said.The training would be of paramount importance to the MPs in taking a leading role in HIV/AIDS-related activities. Chairwoman Social Affairs Standing Committee with the House, Abeba Yosef for her part said at the end of the training, the MPs and the staff of the HPR would launch HIV/AIDS fund.