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- ↑ "St. Joan of Arc parish assists Ugandan orphans". The Tidings. Archived from the original on 2008-10-15. Retrieved 2009-04-22.
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- ↑ World Health Organization: Uganda – HIV/AIDS Archived 2013-10-10 at the Wayback Machine Uganda Reverses the Tide of HIV/AIDS", 19 Dec 2000, accessed 17 Apr 2009
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