AHF URGES ASEAN TO LEAD THE FIGHT ON HIV/AIDS IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, Jan 2 (Bernama) -- AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the world’s largest nonprofit provider of HIV/AIDS medical care, has called on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to take a leadership role in working toward ending AIDS as a public health threat in the Asia-Pacific region.

“AHF is proud to collaborate with the majority of ASEAN countries and their civil society organizations (CSOs). At a recent UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board meeting, Senior Minister Ieng Mouly, Chairman of Cambodia’s National AIDS Authority, reaffirmed ASEAN’s commitment to strengthening community-based responses to HIV/AIDS,” said Dr. Chhim Sarath, AHF Asia Bureau Chief. “As we welcome the New Year, we urge ASEAN and its member states to enhance collaboration and establish robust mechanisms to develop a ‘Road Map to End AIDS in the ASEAN Region,’ with active engagement from CSOs like AHF.”