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Million Ghana AIDS orphans.


DACCA, GHANA -- By 2018, 1.14 million children would be HIV/AIDS HIV/AIDS Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome  orphans and most of them will be living in the urban areas of Ghana, according to according to
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 the chairman of Harare Provincial AIDS Action Committee, a Conference of the African Local Government Action Forum. The forum participants are aiming to bring local government and service providers together to exchange knowledge and experiences in furthering and improving services within the communities and countries.

Local Authorities should be provided with these mechanisms and means to serve children orphaned by the pandemic pandemic /pan·dem·ic/ (pan-dem´ik)
1. a widespread epidemic of a disease.

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Epidemic over a wide geographic area.

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The forum, sponsored by the World Bank, urged enhancement of local government capacity for decentralized de·cen·tral·ize  
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1. To distribute the administrative functions or powers of (a central authority) among several local authorities.
 Government by introducing programs aimed at alleviating the problems faced by children, given that there were now families being headed by children due to depletion from AIDS.
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Title Annotation:Child & Family
Publication:Community Action
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:6GHAN
Date:Mar 21, 2005
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