Experts have also expressed concern that a large number of AIDS cases in Bangladesh may be unidentified, artificially lowering the prevalence rate of the disease. However, we have only identified 4,721 of them,” Dr Ziya said. According to data from the National AIDS/STD Programme, 799 people have died from the disease since the first AIDS case was identified in Bangladesh in 1989. Ukhiya Thana Health and Family Planning Officer Dr Mezbah Uddin said: “The Rohingya are not knowledgeable enough on health and disease prevention. World Aids Day was observed on Thursday, with WHO highlighting the need to include people with HIV in society under the slogan “Everybody counts.”

Source: Dhaka Tribune November 30, 2017 20:15 UTC