Needle demand too high: report
As a Kandal village braces for an investigation into a cluster of HIV cases, the US Centers for Disease Control on 19 February published a new report on the now-infamous HIV outbreak in Battambang’s Roka commune, pointing to high demand for medical injections and a lack of training as risk factors the government should address.
Between December 2014 and February 2015, the National Centre for HIV, AIDS, Dermatology and STDs recorded 242 HIV infections among nearly 8,900 Roka commune residents – with even more cases detected later. The re-use of tainted needles by an unlicensed doctor was ultimately blamed.
