Poor sanitation threatens public health

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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Poor sanitation threatens public health - 20-03-2008, 05:10 AM

20 March 2008 -- Sixty-two per cent of Africans do not have access to a proper toilet, according to preliminary data on sanitation in Africa released today. About 2.6 billion people around the world have no access to a toilet at home and thus are vulnerable to a range of health risks. [Read More]

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