Cambodian PM calls for calm over HIV infections

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen called for calm Thursday, saying it was not certain that an unlicensed medical practitioner is responsible for infecting 106 people, including 19 children, with HIV in Battambang province. A joint statement from Cambodia’s Health Ministry and the World Health Organization said some people who tested positive for the disease had earlier received care from the unlicensed medical practitioner. However, Hun Sen said he “did not believe it”, and even questioned whether the people were HIV positive. ...

Bopha Phorn
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