Gambia: 'HIV1 Relatively Low in the Gambia'

[Daily Observer]The West Coast Region one (WCR1) health director has said that though the prevalence rate of HIV1 which stood at 1.6% in The Gambia is comparatively low, there should be no room for complacency. Alagie saine said the UNAIDS's latest report shows that since the beginning of the AIDs pandemic millions of individuals worldwide have been infected with HIV. By the end of 2012, the report added, more than 33 million were infected and closed to 3 million people have died of AIDS related illnesses. Saine made thes

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Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - July 30, 2013 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news