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Sunday 11
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Panama:
More
Women
AIDS
Patients
Panama
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The
rate
of
AIDS
infection
among
women
has
increased
in
Panama,
with
one
infected
woman
for
every
three
infected
men,
the
UN
Population
Fund
said
Saturday.
The
figures
were
made
available
during
the
launch
of
"Project
Hope"
for
women
AIDS
patients,
sponsored
by
the
UNPF
and
the
national
Ombudsman's
Office.
The
program
provides
training
for
women
with
AIDS
on
issues
such
as
domestic
violence,
gender
equality
and
health
care.
UNPF
representative
Laura
Flore
said
the
country
had
11,585
AIDS
cases
reported,
with
2,190
of
them
women.
The
situation
is a
cause
for
concern
among
authorities,
given
that
15
years
ago,
the
proportion
of
women
AIDS
patients
was
one
woman
to
every
17
men.
"Weâ�Öve
got
to
inform
and
train
women,
because
they
are
one
of
the
most
vulnerable
groups
in
the
national
population,
together
with
children,"
Flores
added.
Aurelio
Flores,
director
of
the
Public
Health
Ministry
AIDS
Program,
said
women
24
and
younger
were
the
most
affected
by
AIDS.
"We
are
looking
for
the
mechanisms
for
infected
women
to
have
support
in
the
provinces,"
Flores
said.
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