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News Briefs Cambodian Prime Minister Urges More Efforts to Fight Against AIDSOctober 2, 2002 Speaking at the Second National AIDS Conference in Phnom Penh today, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen warned that as many as 230,000 people will die of AIDS by 2010 without effective prevention and treatment measures. He said the disease has become the number-one killer in the nation and "a major threat to the socio-economic development of Cambodia." He called on the whole nation to pay more attention to the damages caused by HIV/AIDS, and he called on the international community to continue to support the nation's HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment efforts. Xinhua News Agency 10.02.02 This article was provided by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is a part of the publication CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update.
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