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Monday, November 9 - 2009

Iran releases HIV figures

  • Iran: Wednesday, December 03 - 2008 at 10:33

Iran has said that there are more than 18,000 registered HIV-positive people in the country, and admitted to fears that the number could rise. Abbas Sedaqat, head of the Ministry of Health's Aids department, said on world Aids Day, that the number of HIV infections was steadily increasing: 'There are 18,320 registered individuals who have tested HIV-positive, but the total number of Iranians infected with the deadly virus is estimated between 70,000 to 100,000.'

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