From: Vladic Ravich (vravich@sorosny.org)
Date: Tue Nov 30 2004 - 12:07:18 EST
EXPERTS SEE HIV/AIDS ON THE RISE IN KAZAKHSTAN
Aleksandr Kosukhin, coordinator of UNDP HIV/AIDS control programs in
Eastern Europe and Central Asia, told a news conference in Almaty on 29
November that the number of HIV-infected people in Kazakhstan rose 20
percent in 2004 and stands at some 13,000, Interfax-Kazakhstan reported.
The number of officially registered HIV-infected individuals is around
4,500. Kazakhstan still has a relatively low number of HIV cases, but
experts told journalists that the rapid rate of increase underscores the
need for effective countermeasures. Kosukhin said Kazakhstan developed a
good program to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS from 2001-2005 but
insufficient funding has hampered its implementation. DK
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