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HIV / AIDS in Nepal: an update
JNMA; Journal of the Nepal Medical Association
|July 1, 1994
Summary
Nepal faces a growing HIV/AIDS epidemic, with cases surging 15-fold between 1990-93. Urgent preventive measures are crucial to avert an estimated 100,000 cases by 2000.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Epidemiology
- Infectious Diseases
Background:
- Nepal is experiencing a significant rise in Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) cases.
- The period between 1990 and 1993 saw a dramatic 15-fold increase in reported HIV infections.