NEW! If you don't understand one of the words in this article,
just double-click it.
A window will open with a definition from CancerWEB's On-line Medical Dictionary. If the double-click feature
doesn't work in your browser, you can enter the word below:
Have news about HIV? Send press releases, news tips and other announcements to news@poz.com.
May 23, 2008
Up to 100 Vietnamese Contract HIV Daily
According to a report released May 20, 50 to 100 people in Vietnam become HIV positive each day, online newspaper VietNamNet Bridge reports (english.vietnamnet.vn, 5/21).
The report, titled Considering the AIDS Situation in Asia: Sketching an Effective Response, was released by Deputy Minister of Health Trinh Quan Huan and JVR Prasada Rao, director of UNAIDS’s Asia-Pacific Regional Assistance Office.
The report found that people between the ages of 20 and 39 account for more than 78 percent of people living with HIV in Vietnam. It also showed that AIDS is the leading cause of death among people of working age in Asia.
Scroll down to comment on this story.
Please click OK to confirm your comment and confirm you accept our posting rules. Note your message will be reviewed by our staff before going live.
