Concerns Cambodia’s fight against HIV/AIDS undermined by funding cuts, government policy

24 July 2014
Australia Network News
Australian aid / Civil society / Development policy and administration / Government / Health care policy and administration / HIV/AIDS / Ministries and other national bodies / Ministry of Health / Priority health concerns / Public health / Social development / United States aid
2015 Millennium Development Goal / Australian aid / Global Fund / HACC / HIV/AIDS Coordinating Committee / Marie-Odile Emond / Ministry of Health / National Centre for HIV/AIDS Dermatology and STDs / UNAIDS / United States aid

Experts fear Cambodia's well-earned reputation as a leader in the fight against HIV/AIDS could be undermined by government policy targeting the country's high-risk groups. Over the past 15 years, government action and large amounts of money from donors have seen the infection rate drop from 2 per cent in 1998 to an estimated 0.7 per cent today. The bulk of the $50 million the country spent tackling HIV in 2012 has come from donors such as the Global Fund, the United States Government and the Australian Government. ... That has helped to cut the rate of HIV infection in the adult population to 0.7 per cent. ...

 Robert Carmichael
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-07-24/cambodia-hiv-efforts-could-be-undermined-by-government-misst/5621218