Burkina Faso. (World's Health).
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso (burkē`nə fä`sō), republic (2005 est. pop. 13,925,000), 105,869 sq mi (274,200 sq km), W Africa. It borders on Mali in the west and north, on Niger in the northeast, on Benin in the southeast, and on Togo, Ghana, and will purchase low-cost HIV/AIDS HIV/AIDS Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome drugs from the Indian drug maker Cipla CIPLA Chemical, Industrial & Pharmaceutical Laboratories under a deal signed yesterday. The company is one of a handful of firms that produce generic HIV/AIDS drugs that have met World Health Organization standards.
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