Mrs. RenéeShort asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what help he is giving to underdeveloped countries to control HIV through their education programmes and blood transfusion screening to benefit their own nationals and United Kingdom visitors.
§ Mr. Chris PattenWe are giving substantial support to the World Health Organisation's global AIDS programme. The programme is helping developing countries to establish facilities to screen blood and blood products and improve their health education as part of their national AIDS control programmes.