Showing posts with label Positive AIDS rate in Cambodia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Positive AIDS rate in Cambodia. Show all posts

Monday, December 01, 2008

About 2% of Cambodians are tested positive to AIDS

Excerpt from "AIDS Day: Successful Global HIV Testing Campaign to Test 1M People Marches On Enthusiastic Response Greets Worldwide HIV Testing Campaign Led By AHF; 1,000 Organizations in 72 Countries Team Together to Test One Million People Worldwide November 26th - December 1st for Week of World AIDS Day"

Nov. 30, 2008
SOURCE: AIDS Healthcare Foundation

CAMBODIA--(Phnom Penh) As of Friday, November 28th, 3,518 people had tested and 69 positive individuals were identified which resulted in a prevalence rate of 1.9 %. The testing campaign, which is taking place in eight provinces throughout Cambodia, expanded over the weekend and the country expects to conduct more than 30,000 HIV tests during the campaign.