Nearly 3,200 new HIV cases last year, most of them are men, Dewan Rakyat told

Published on 2 Mar 2023 3:01:53 PM

There were 3,177 new HIV cases reported last year and most of these cases involved men aged between 20 to 39, the Dewan Rakyat was told.

Deputy Health Minister Lukanisman Awang Sauni on Thursday (March 2) said this shows that exposure to HIV infection began in school, adding that about 97% of new cases were due to sex.

Lukanisman said the Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) medicine is the most effective pharmaceutical preventive measure where it successfully prevented HIV infections through sex with a 99% rate, adding that the PrEP approach could reduce HIV infections among Malaysians.

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Keywords:
news, malaysia, dewan rakyat, parliament, hiv, deputy health minister, lukanisman awang sauni, hiv infection, school, pre-exposure prophylaxis, prep medicine, pharmaceutical preventive measure, health, public health