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10-02-2006, 05:30 PM
According to the Presidential AIDS Council (COPRESIDA), 33,000 children have lost parents as a result of the AIDS epidemic. In addition, 3,000 children are infected with the virus. The report was issued by Dr. Humberto Salazar, the head of the COPRESIDA office. Making things worse is the fact that many of these children do not have birth certificates, thus making their access to education and other opportunities even more difficult. This was the opinion of Tad Palac, the UNICEF representative in the Dominican Republic. This information was disclosed during the speeches given by Salazar and Palac at the local celebration of Children's Rights Day in the DR. The program marked the start of the Global Campaign against AIDS in children. The ceremonies also announced the government's program to fight AIDS in children, as outlined by First Lady Margarita Cedeno de Fernandez.
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