The Iranian Health Ministry says the estimated number of Iranians who are HIV positive stands at 90,000, up to 46 percent of them between 25 and 34 years of age. Dr. Abbas Sedaghat, who leads the AIDS Control Office of the Ministry, said given that it takes an individual up to four years to undergo HIV/AIDS tests, the age the viral disease is contracted ...

Tehran, May 19, IRNA A senior Iranian official said here on Monday that the number of HIV-positive patients is on the rise in Iran and the region. Head of Iranian Research Center for HIV/AIDS Minoo Mohrez stressed that the unsafe sexual relationship is the main cause of AIDS in Iran, adding the people under 30 and men are at higher risk of getting ...

Iranian health ministry has marked World AIDS Day 2013 during holding an international conference held in the capital city of Tehran,Press TVhas reported. Many scholars, patients and representatives of international organizations and NGOs attended the conference to discuss ways of fighting against HIV (human immunodeficiency virus). A number of ...

Health minister says there has been a nine-fold growth in the number of HIV/Aids patients in a decade. The number of HIV-positive citizens in the country has skyrocketed over the last decade, Iranian state television has reported. On Sunday, health minister Hassan Ghzaizadeh told the state broadcaster there has been a nine-fold growth in the number ...