Shame, Secrecy Fuel Afghanistan AIDS Increase

Shame, Secrecy Fuel Afghanistan AIDS Increase

The few surveys that exist suggest that Afghanistan has a low prevalence of H.I.V. -- only 69 recorded cases, and just three deaths. Yet health officials warn that the incidence is certainly much higher.

"That figure is absolutely unreliable, even dangerous," said Nilufar Egamberdi, a World Bank consultant on H.I.V./AIDS. The World Health Organization has estimated that 1,000 to 2,000 Afghans are infected, but Ms. Egamberdi said even that was "not even close to reality."

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