What Cambodia did right about preventing HIV

NPR | By Durrie Bouscaren

Published August 3, 2026 at 4:30 PM EDT

The height of the AIDS epidemic hit Cambodia in the late 90s. More than 180,000 people were infected. A full-on government effort to find at-risk populations and distribute medication has gotten the spread under control.

Durrie Bouscaren

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