CIDA-backed clinic opens in Tanzania.DAR ES SALAAM Dar es Salaam Largest city (pop., 1995 est.: 1,747,000), capital, and major port of Tanzania. Founded in 1862 by the sultan of Zanzibar, it came under the German East Africa Co. in 1887. , TANZANIA -- Canada's Minister for International Cooperation, Aileen Carroll, opened a brand--new clinic of Marie Stopes Tanzania. The Canadian international Development Agency The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) is a Canadian government agency which administers foreign aid programs in developing countries. CIDA operates in partnership with other Canadian organizations in the public and private sectors as well as other supports Marie Stopes Tanzania's activities, which helps women to control their sexuality and reproduction. Marie Stopes Tanzania is one of 37 organizations that form part of Marie Stopes International, headquartered in Great Britain. Dr. Marie Stopes' established the first family planning clinic family planning clinic n → clínica de planificación familiar family planning clinic n → centre m de planning familial in London. Canada is committing $4.5 million to help fight the HIV/AIDS HIV/AIDS Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome pandemic in Tanzania and make AIDS treatments more widely available. |
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