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Nearly 80,000 HIV Patients Need Antiretroviral Treatment in Myanmar: Ministry

From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

July 6, 2009

Only about 15 percent of the estimated 80,000 HIV patients who need antiretrovirals in Myanmar are receiving the drugs, the Health Ministry said recently. UNAIDS estimated the total number of Myanmar residents living with HIV/AIDS in 2007 at 240,000, down from 300,000 in 2001. With the assistance of the UN Population Fund, health authorities have stepped up prevention efforts targeting cross-border workers and those in the sex trade and entertainment sectors.

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Adapted from:
Xinhua News Agency
06.28.2009

  
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