3,134 children living with HIV

04:04, 16/04/2012

(ĐN)- Dong Nai has 3,134 children infected with and affected by HIV/AIDS, according to the statistics from Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs.

(ĐN)- Dong Nai has 3,134 children infected with and affected by HIV/AIDS, according to the statistics from Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs.

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The figure included more than 2,000 orphaned children whose parents died of HIV/AIDS and 124 others who are receiving health care and treatment at home and medical centres.

Presently, about 3,010 children at high risk of HIV/AIDs infection have not been tested for this virus.  

Over the past time, the health sector has made efforts to prevent HIV/AIDS multi-harms on children and reduce the rate of HIV/AIDS infected children while promoting preventive measures to protect the community from the epidemic.

Reported by P.U