PHNOM PENH — The chairman of the National AIDS Authority (NAA) said on Saturday that Cambodia is successfully combating AIDS, having reached 90 per cent of its 2025 target. More than 67,000 Cambodians have AIDS and approximately 50,000 people have received medical care from the NAA and AIDS healthcare services organisations. He said Cambodia had set a deadline to completely eliminate AIDS and HIV by 2025, while other countries have set a set deadline of 2030. “The organizations have provided us $40 million for three years but Cambodia needs $20 million per year. ‘Much work left to be done’ADVERTISEMENTAHF Cambodia bureau chief Chhim Sarath expressed hope that World AIDS Day will reinvigorate the HIV response both in Cambodia and across the globe.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 03, 2018 06:33 UTC