47 new HIV cases last year involved kids, out of 3,293 in total


  • Nation
  • Wednesday, 17 Jul 2019

KUALA LUMPUR: There were 3,293 new cases of HIV among Malaysians last year, says Deputy Health Minister Dr Lee Boon Chye.

Out of that number, 47 of them consisted of children below the age of 18, he said.

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