Two Myanmar cities in the northern part -- Lashio and Mandalay were found with most HIV-carrying sex workers, the local Weekly Eleven News quoted the figures of the Ministry of health as reporting Wednesday.
Of the 945 sex workers examined during a census conducted for six areas in the country in 2007, 147 were found infected with HIV with those from Lashio accounting for 22.7 percent, Mandalay 22.6 percent, Myitgyina 17.9 percent, Taunggyi 14.4 percent, Yangon 9.6percent and Kengtung 1.2 percent.
The HIV victims, aged from 30 to 34, took 22.8 percent, while those from 25 to 29 represented 18 percent, 20 to 24 17.3 percent, the figures showed.
Myanmar has been stepping up prevention against HIV infection occurring among groups who move about for their living.
The authorities stressed the urgent need for HIV prevention work through education on such groups whose undertakings are posing a high level of danger to the society, citing those earning their living through sex trade and their partners as well as those working with the career, drug users and their close associates, hotels and inns, and Karaoke entertainment centers.
HIV prevalence rate has reportedly attained the most critical point especially in the border areas where socio-economic status is complicated.
The border town of Tachilek stands a main channel for trafficking women and children to Thailand and its nearby areas.
The authorities has launched education campaign in eastern Shanstate in 2008, saying that the campaign will be extended to Muse in northern Shan state.
As disclosed by the authorities, a total of 2,190 people, engaged in the sector, were exposed as carrying HIV in 2008.
According to a latest report of the UNAIDS, the number of people infected with HIV in Myanmar went to 240,000 in 2007, a drop from 300,000 in 2001.
HIV/AIDS is among the three major communicable diseases of national concern designated by Myanmar. The other two diseases are tuberculosis and malaria.
Myanmar treats the three diseases as priority with the main objectives of reducing the morbidity and mortality in a bid to become no longer a public problem and meet the Millennium Development Goals of the United Nations.
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drugs i usually purchase from the health care agency to keep me healthy and
strenghtful, i tried all i can too make this disease leave me alone, but
unfortunately, it keep on eating up my life, this is what i caused myself,
for allowing my fiance have sex with me insecurely without protection.
Although i never knew he is HIV positive. So last few 4days i came in
contact with a lively article on the internet on how this Powerful Herb
Healer get her well and healed. So as a patient i knew this will took my
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ReplyDeleteTruthfully, i was tested HIV + positive last 3years. I keep on managing the
drugs i usually purchase from the health care agency to keep me healthy and
strenghtful, i tried all i can too make this disease leave me alone, but
unfortunately, it keep on eating up my life, this is what i caused myself,
for allowing my fiance have sex with me insecurely without protection.
Although i never knew he is HIV positive. So last few 4days i came in
contact with a lively article on the internet on how this Powerful Herb
Healer get her well and healed. So as a patient i knew this will took my
life one day, and i need to live with other friends and relatives too. So i
copied out the Dr fadeyi the traditional healer’s email id:
DOCTORFADEYITEMPLEOFSPELL@GMAIL.COM or doctorfadeyitempleofspell@hotmail.com and I mailed him immediately, in a little while he mail me back that i was
welcome to his temple home were by all what i seek for are granted. I was
please at that time. And i continue with him, he took some few details from
me and told me that he shall get back to me as soon as he is through with
my work.I was very happy as heard that from him. So Yesterday, as i was
just coming from my friends house, Dr fadeyi called me to go for checkup in
the hospital and see his marvelous work that it is now HIV negative, i was
very glad to hear that from him, so i quickly rush down to the nearest
hospital to found out, only to hear from my hospital doctor called Browning
Lewis that i am now HIV NEGATIVE. I jump up at him with the test note, he
ask me how does it happen and i recede to him all i went through with Dr
fadeyi I am now glad, so i am a gentle type of person that need to share
this testimonies to everyone who seek for healing, because once you get
calm and quiet, so the disease get to finish your life off. So i will
advice you contact him today for your healing at the above details: Email
ID: DOCTORFADEYITEMPLEOFSPELL@GMAIL or doctorfadeyitempleofspell@hotmail.com you can call him any time on +2348112252378