Discovering Nepal, Discovering Leprosy

New cases in Pous 2064, HIV = 175, AIDS = 26, Death = 2. HIV rate is very high in Housewives than sex workers in Nepal ! ! ! HIV status in Nepal till 2005: Total Adult=70000, Adult Prevalence (15-49)=0.55%, Number of Women (15-49) LWHA=15,310 (22%), HIV Prevalence rate in IDUs=32.7%, HIV prevalence rate in sex worker=3.8%, HIV prevalence rate in client of SW=2.1%. The latest U.N. report shows that 65 million people have been infected with HIV since it was first identified 25 years ago. Twenty five million people have died of AIDS.

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Discovering Nepal, Discovering Leprosy - 20-11-2007, 04:40 AM

Anna at the sign to the hospitalMention leprosy to most people and they think of an ancient disease, one associated with biblical times, something highly contagious and rather mysterious, and not a condition affecting many in today’s modern world. This is not the case. Leprosy, although first described as early as 600 BC is still [...]

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