Low prevalence of HIV/AIDS in Cuba

HAVANA TIMES, Nov. 30 – Cuba maintains a 0.1 per cent rate of prevalence of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV, which causes AIDS), the lowest in the Caribbean. Nevertheless, the epidemic continues advancing, especially among men who have sex with men, said Rosaida Ochoa, director of the National Centre for the Prevention of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and HIV/AIDS, reported IPS.

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