Seven die of HIV/AIDS in Kapilvastu

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KANTIPUR REPORT

KAPILVASTU, SEP 14 - Seven persons died of HIV/AIDS in the district this year due to lack of antiretroviral (ARV) medicine, the National Assoication of PLHA in Nepal (NAP-N) said on Monday.

Among the dead are four children, two men and one woman.

According the NAP-N, 48 out of 281 HIV infected have already died in the district.

In the press meet, the people suffering from HIV complained that they are not getting the ARV regularly.