Africa: WHO appeals for attention to AIDS patients' nutrition problem

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday appealed for greater attention to AIDS patients' nutrition problems, an issue particularly deteriorated by food shortage in sub-Saharan Africa. Health specialists and social workers from 20 eastern and southern African countries opened a three-day WHO meeting in Durban on Monday, with aims to develop feasible strategies to help improve the health status of people living with HIV/AIDS. Nutrition is one of the critical aspects of the care and support for people living with HIV/AIDS, which, however, has been largely ignored, said WHO's Director General Lee Jong-wook.