US gives Zim $95m to fight Aids

United States is to give Zimbabwe $95 million to support the free distribution of Aids following significant progress in Harare's efforts to fight the pandemic.

The annual funds will be channelled through the US President's Emergency Fund for Aids Relief.

Some 700 000 people receive free anti-retroviral treatment in public hospitals in Zimbabwe where 13 percent of the 13 million population has HIV.