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Des mesures systématiques avaient été prises pour combattre le sida et en atténuer l'impact, mais elles étaient très coûteuses et ponctionnaient les ressources disponibles pour le financement du développement et d'autres programmes sociaux.
Botswana had taken systematic measures to fight AIDS and mitigate its impact, but these measures were quite costly and decreased the resources available for financing development and other social programmes.
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