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From:	Gabriel ADEYEMO [ profile ]
Subject:	AIDS kills 2,608 Cambodians in 2011, down 11 percent
Sent:	Jan 24th, 2012 - 11:37:37

	SOURCE:* Xinhua News Agency* http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/health/2012-01/05/c_131344716.htm Colleague!, The secretary-general of the National AIDS Authority said on Jan. 5 that 2,608 Cambodians died of AIDS in 2011, an 11 percent decline from 2010. "We see a good result in our efforts to fight against HIV/AIDS," said Dr. Teng Kunthy, while acknowledging the need to do more... According to the UN Development Program's 2011 survey on the socioeconomic impact of HIV in the nation, an estimated 75,000 Cambodians in 60,000 households are living with HIV/AIDS. About 96.7 percent of these individuals have received antiretroviral therapy. Kunthy said his country needs $58 million a year to combat HIV. Cambodia relies on external donors for more than 90 percent of its anti-AIDS efforts. From my own point of view, I think we are gradually approaching a point of Zero AIDS related death but the ultimate question is; How soon are we getting to this target??? The people dying are not animals for God sake and they sure have the right to live like you and me. Lets keep the advocacy soaring. More story on the link above. -- Many Thanks Yours' in Prevention Science Gabriel, ADEYEMO Regional Focal Point - West Africa Global Youth Coalition on HIV/AID (GYCA) +234-80-6798-7317 \| gabriel (at) gyca.org www.gyca.org \| www.tigweb.org GYCA is a youth-led global network of over 6,000 young leaders and adult allies working on youth and HIV/AIDS in 173 countries world-wide. GYCA's mission is to empower young leaders with the skills, knowledge, resources and opportunities they need to scale up HIV/AIDS interventions amongst their peers. Universal Access is possible; * Zero new HIV infections. Zero discrimination and Zero AIDS-related deaths.*

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