On the eve of World AIDS Day
December 1 is marked as the World AIDS Day. A candle light vigil was organised in Kathmandu on the eve of World AIDS Day today. Here are some photographs of the event:
HIV in Nepal
- First case was detected in 1988
- Heterosexual transmission in dominant
- HIV prevalence among adult population in the country is below 1%
- Estimated number of people infected with HIV is close to 40,000
- Categorised as concentrated epidemic
Source: National Centre for AIDS and STD Control