Ky Son implements National Action Month for HIV/AIDS prevention and control

(Baonghean.vn) - On December 1, at Ky Son High School, Ky Son district held a rally to respond to the National Action Month for HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control in 2017.

In 1999, the first two cases of HIV/AIDS were discovered in the border district of Ky Son in Chieu Luu commune.

As of October 2017, the number of HIV/AIDS cases in Ky Son district was 97; of which 68 cases progressed to AIDS and 43 people died. Currently, 12/21 communes and towns in the district have people infected with HIV/AIDS.

Students of Ky Son High School participate in the rally. Photo: Lu Phu

After the rally, delegates, students and people marched along National Highway 7A in Muong Xen town to spread awareness about the harmful effects of HIV/AIDS and how to prevent it.

Also this morning, 10/21 communes and towns in the district simultaneously held rallies in response to the National Action Month for HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control in 2017./.

Lu Phu