UNICEF: Supporting children living with HIV/AIDS in Cambodia

SVAY RIENG PROVINCE, Cambodia, 14 July 2008 -- On the veranda of their rural home, 12-year-old Vanna, his twin brother and an older sister race against the natural light to finish their homework. A clock perched between family photos chimes six times as the three orphans and their aunt make the most of the waning day.

At the chime's reminder, the aunt brings a tray of medicine. Vanna takes the pills in what is for him another race: He is one of at least 6,000 Cambodian children living with HIV.

Vanna's father died from an AIDS-related illness in 2000. After a year of sickness, his mother also died. It was only then that the children were checked for HIV, and it was only Vanna who tested positive.

To read the full story, visit: http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/cambodia_44760.html

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• HIV
• AIDS
• HIV/AIDS
• children
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• RIENG
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