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Ethiopia

FHI mobilizes large-scale response to HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia. View the region's challenges and achievements in the words of Country Director Francesca Stuer. (June 2006)



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FHI/Ethiopia is here to help. If you want to learn more about the office, visit the Contact Web page.