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| Title |
Capacity Building for HIV/AIDS |
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| Countries |
Cambodia |
| Project Information |
This article is based upon the assessment of
the current HIV/AIDS situation in Cambodia undertaken by Peter
Gordon on behalf of DFID. |
| Keywords |
Capacity building, HIV, AIDS |
| Organisations |
John Snow International UK (JSI UK), Department
for International Development (DfID) |
| Author |
Peter Gordon |
| Document Type |
Report Summary |
| Date of Publication |
July 2000 |
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| Abstract |
The international and national response to high
rates of HIV in South East Asia has been slow and fragmented.
In Cambodia, it is predicted that there are 100 new HIV infections
daily. A high STD rate and a highly mobile population combined
with a low availability of counseling services has led over
3.75% of the sexually active population carrying the virus.
Seroprevalence rates, as in many countries are high among particular
groups. For example, 42.6% of sex workers and 6.2% of policemen
carry the virus respectively. Presently, it is estimated that
170,000 out of a population of 11 million are infected with
the virus.
The 30 years of civil war in Cambodia has caused widespread
damage to the internal infrastructure of the country as well
as creating and perpetuating widespread poverty and producing
a fragile civil society. Despite the high figures of HIV/AIDS
prevalence, the Cambodian government expenditure on healthcare
is estimated to be lower than 1% GDP per annum . Due to a combination
of these devastating structural, economic and political factors,
the main public health challenge in Cambodia is the lack of
primary health service in the rural areas.
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