U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Papua New Guinea: Health Official Reports HIV/AIDS Victims on Increase

October 26, 2001

HIV/AIDS is on the rise in Papua New Guinea, Health Secretary Dr. Puka Temu said last week. Statistics showed that of AIDS patients, 17 percent were children; 21 percent were housewives; and 24 percent were unemployed. Only 8 percent were sex workers. "The whole community is in trouble. We need to be serious about this problem," he said. "HIV cases are going up every year."

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10.17.01

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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