Eight people a day on average contract HIV daily in Malaysia

An average of eight people contract Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) a day in the country, says Dr Zaliha Mustafa .

The Health Minister said that the continued prevalence of new infections could derail the nation’s goal of ending HIV/AIDS by 2030.

“In general, Malaysia has succeeded in lowering new infections by up to 50% between 2000 and 2009.

“Nevertheless, beginning in 2010 and presently, the rate of decrease in infections is slowing down to 24% between 2010 and 2022. Read more…

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