JEDDAH: The Kingdom has recorded 21,761 people with AIDS in the country
since 1984, divided into 6,334 Saudis and 15,427 non-Saudis, a local
publication reported to mark World AIDS Day on Dec. 1.
In 2014, there were 1,222 new cases recorded, with Saudis making up 444 and
foreigners 778, according to Tawfiq bin Ahmad Khoja, director general of
the executive office of the GCC Health Ministers’ Council.
Khoja said that infections among people in the GCC countries is the lowest in
the region, between 0.15 and 1.95 for every 1,000 individuals.
He said HIV cases are rising because of several factors, including people lacking knowledge, movement of people between large cities, drug addicts sharing needles and the influence of migrants from countries with a high incidence of infections.Khoja said the GCC health ministries have taken several precautions to counter the spread of this virus, including stopping the importation of blood from abroad, and increasing awareness campaigns especially targeting young people.
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