Benin

Activity Report 2006   Benin is one of the more stable countries In Africa, though a poor one, with few natural resources and where over 33 per cent of its inhabitants subsist on less than a dollar per day. Malaria is a common cause of death, and HIV/AIDS is also a health concern.   MSF has developed a comprehensive HIV/ AIDS project in the department of Mono- Couffo, a rural area where HIV prevalence, at 3.4 per cent, is reported to be the highest in the country. Activities Include counselling, testing, treatment and an educational programme mounted in collaboration with local associations. MSF conducts an average of 620 medical consultations and initiates antiretrovirals (ARVs) for 35 new patients monthly. By the...