3 million now receiving life-saving HIV drugs

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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3 million now receiving life-saving HIV drugs - 02-06-2008, 10:00 AM

2 June 2008 -- Nearly 3 million people are now receiving anti-retroviral therapy in low- and middle-income countries, according to a new report jointly launched today by WHO, UNAIDS and UNICEF. [Read More]

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