Large Percentage Of HIV-Positive Women In Arab Countries Contracted Virus From Their Husbands, UNDP Regional Coordinator Says

About 80% of HIV-positive women in the Middle East contracted the virus from their husbands, Saeed Al Zenari, United Nations Development Programme regional coordinator for HIV/AIDS programs, said Monday at a conference aimed at encouraging religious leaders to help increase prevention efforts in the region, the Gulf News reports. [click link for full article]

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Filed under: HIV / AIDS on December 15th, 2007