LONDON (Reuters) - Countries in eastern Europe and central Asia face spiralling AIDS epidemics if they fail to help people who inject drugs and stop the spread of infection, the head of the United Nations agency for HIV/AIDS said on Friday. People suffering from HIV/AIDS gather at a counseling centre during an AIDS awareness rally in Siliguri in this December 1, 2008 file photo. (REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri/Files) Michel Sidibe told Reuters countries such as Russia, Ukraine and others could halt or buck the global downward trend in new HIV infections if they ignored the threat posed by drug...
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