AIDS Healthcare Foundation and NCHADS to Open the 7th collaborative ART Center in...(Southeast Asia.According to a recent AFP...),Health

Date:11/20/2007

Southeast Asia. According to a recent AFP/France 24 News Report (as cited on Kaiser Family Foundation's Daily HIV/AIDS Report), "Almost 10,000 Cambodians die of AIDS-related illnesses annually, according to government statistics. About 1.9% of Cambodia's 13.8 million people are HIV-positive."

"AHF has significant expertise and experience in ART service delivery and skills and capacity building related to HIV/AIDS treatment and care, and we are well-positioned to complement the Cambodian Ministry of Health in its efforts to enhance access to prevention, treatment and care at these facilities in Cambodia," said Henry E. Chang, AHF's Chief of Global Affairs. "We are excited to begin delivering innovative medical and non-medical interventions at this newest facility at Pea Reang, as well as continuing to provide technical support and training resources to strengthen the diagnostic and treatment capacity and skills HIV/AIDS and ART treatment services providers in Cambodia."

"It is a privilege for AHF to be a part of this successful AIDS treatment effort in Cambodia, and I thank our partners at the Ministry of Health, Dr. Mean Chhi Vun and his team at NCHADS, as well as our own dedicated staff at AHF's Asia Pacific Bureau for helping to make widespread treatment availability more and more a reality in Cambodia with each new clinic," said Michael Weinstein, President of AIDS Healthcare Foundation.

About AHF

AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) is the US' largest non-profit HIV/AIDS healthcare, research, prevention and education provider. AHF currently provides treatment, care and support services to more than 61,000 individuals in 18 countries worldwide in the US, Africa, Latin America/Caribbean and Asia. Additional information is available at http://www.aidshealth.org

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