Cambodia
The first case of HIV/AIDS in Cambodia
was officially identified in 1991 through screening of blood
donors, although HIV had been detected in Cambodian refugees
in Thailand two years earlier. Sex workers and men seeking
treatment for sexually transmitted infections were among
the first groups to report high levels of HIV infection.
Today, with an adult prevalence rate of 2.7 percent, Cambodia,
one of the region’s poorest countries, has the highest
infection rate in Asia, with an estimated 170,000 persons
living with HIV/AIDS in 2001. Under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, Cambodia received more than $16.8 million in Fiscal Year (FY) 2004, approximately $17.4 million in FY 2005, approximately $19.3 million in FY 2006, and is providing $19 million in FY 2007 to support an integrated HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment and care program.
Access the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief 2007 Country Profile for Cambodia, PDF Version [PDF, 228KB].
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