506 people estimated to be living with AIDS virus in North Cyprus

It has been estimated that there are over 506 people living with the AIDS virus in North Cyprus according to a new report. 

According to statistics released by KKTC-UNAIDS, the rate of HIV/AIDS detected from students in the TRNC in the 2016/2017 session have been estimated to be as follows: 

South Africa 23.1%, Zimbabwe 14.7%, Nigeria is 3.1%, Congo 2.9%, Cameroon 2.7%,  Iran 0.1%, Libya 0.1%, Egypt 0.1%, Kazakhstan 0.2% and  Turkey 0.04%. 

According to the report, Syria, Jordan, Iraq and Palestine statistical data on the HIV/AIDS ratio have not yet been established and accordingly, it is estimated that there may be 506 people with AIDS virus in North Cyprus. 

"Based on the 2016-2017 academic year record in the TRNC, there were over 70 thousand students in total living in North Cyprus, including 7 thousand Nigerians, 1800 Zimbabweans, 1900 Iranians, 1800 Syrians, 1700 Jordanians, 1100 Libyans, 1100 Iraqis, 950 Palestinians, 600 Egyptians, 475 Kazakhstanis and 52.135 Turks who are either in the island for study or training.

According to information received from the Infectious Diseases Clinic, of the Burhan Nalbantoğlu State Hospital in Lefkosa, the number of people living in the country with hepatitis B and hepatitis C is not yet clear. 

Given the large number of students in the country, the information estimated that 3,199 of these students have hepatitis B and 762 have hepatitis C.

Every year, 880 people are diagnosed with hepatitis B,  while 339 people died of cirrhosis and liver cancer caused by hepatitis C. 

In the last two years, most of the active tuberculosis cases recorded in the country are university students from Africa and Asia," said Mr. Big, suggesting that His proposals on this subject  is that students should only be granted visas to the country after these students have successfully taken a chest film in their home country and received a clean health clearance and certificate.

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Culled from Ciuconnect