Phnom Penh, Cambodia News: The National Authority for Combating HIV/AIDS has been preparing 30,000 condoms to give out at the Water Festival in Phnom Penh this year.

Mr. Teng Khunthy, director of National Authority for Combating HIV/AIDS, said that from 21 to 23 November 2018, the authority for combating HIV/AIDS is preparing buses for disseminating education about HIV/AIDS and will give out 30,000 condoms for free at the park in Koh Pich area, where the boat ramp is situated, and also on the west bank of the river where many people gather to watch the races.
The National Authority for Combating HIV/AIDS is also preparing a place for doing HIV blood tests for free.

According to the National AIDS Authority's report, the new HIV prevalence rate in Cambodia decreased from 100 people in 1998 to three people in 2010 and two people in 2016. However, 72,000 HIV-positive people are living, and 57,000 of them are receiving treatment, which is equivalent to 75 percent of those infected.