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UNAIDS and Reckitt Benckiser join forces to distribute hygiene packs to people living with HIV during the COVID-19 outbreak

20 April 2020

UNAIDS Regional Support Team for Eastern and Southern Africa and Reckitt Benckiser have today joined forces to distribute more than 195 000 “hygiene packs” to people living with HIV in the eastern and southern African (ESA) region. Twenty-five thousand additional packs will be supplied to Nigeria and Egypt.

The packs consist of a three-month supply of Dettol soap and Jik surface cleaner and will be distributed in 19 ESA countries through UNAIDS Country Offices and networks of people living with HIV as part of efforts to reduce exposure to the impact of COVID-19 among people living with HIV.

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