Friday, 27 November 2009 03:55 DAP-NEWS
(Posted by CAAI News Media)
Over 600 people from different fields will join to mark World HIV/AIDS Day at Chaktomuk Theater Hall. Bun Rany Hun Sen, Cambodian PM Hun Sen’s wife, will preside, Teng Kunthy, secretary general of National AIDS authorities told reporters on Thursday.
Bun Rany also is the chairwoman of the Cambodian Red Cross to celebrate the event under the theme of joining together to prevent AIDS.
“It showed us that the top Govern-mental leaders care about AIDS after we lost human resources and social trouble,” he said. “We have many AIDS programs in the country with effective work to achieve our Millennium Development Goals.” “We are optimistic in reducing AIDS in the country after the Government and all partners have continued to actively join AIDS projects in preventing, educating and promoting awareness of the disease.”
Local authorities will mark the event in communities to raise awareness among local people about the disease, he said.
Currently, about 60,000 people are HIV/AIDS positive, half of whom are treated. Most are adults aged between 19 and 45.
“We hope it is continuing to reduce to 0.6 per cent in upcoming to meet our commitment for reducing AIDS. We have conducted a lot of education campaignsand we thank the media for their contribution; it played a key to spread education.” The current infection rate is 0.9 percent.
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