A "shocking" figure for people living with AIDS in Algeria



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Algeria has recorded more than 12,000 cases of HIV since its appearance in 1985 until September 30, 2018, said Friday an official of the Algerian Ministry of Health, Population and Hospital Reforms.

"From 1985 to September 30, 2018, we recorded 1,083 cases of HIV / AIDS in the 700 to 800 cases per year," said Samia Hammadi, director of mobile diseases and health alerts at the Health Ministry. prevention.

In an intervention on channel 3 of Algerian national radio, on the eve of World AIDS Day, Samia Hammadi said that 1880 people out of 12083 had been the subject of late detection.

According to her, the most vulnerable segment concerns young people aged 20 to 35 years.

Source: Algerian site "Sunrise"

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