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HIV / AIDS soon be history in South-East Asia
Nagaland Post | New Delhi, DEC 1 (IANS) :
With the profile of HIV & AIDS undergoing transformation from a life-threatening emergency to a manageable chronic infection, the World Health Organisation (WHO) Wednesday urged South-East Asian (SEA) countries to focus on eliminating the infection, particularly among children, by 2015.
“We are coming out of a transformative decade for the HIV&AIDS epidemic. With innovative treatment regimens, improved health services as well as political commitment, HIV-positive people who are on treatment are living longer and better lives,” said Samlee Plianbangchang, WHO regional director for South-East Asia.
“We must learn from our experiences and work to ensure that no child born gets infected with HIV,” said Plianbangchang on the eve of the World AIDS Day on Dec 1
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