DHAKA: Health and family welfare minister Mohammed Nasim said that some 469 new AIDS patients have been reported this year. Ninety five of them had died.

The total number of HIV/AIDS patients is 4,143 and a total of 658 people died of this disease.

The health minister made this disclosure as chief guest at a discussion marking ‘World AIDS Day’ at city’s Osmani Memorial Hall on December 1.

The theme of this year’s World Aids Day is “Getting to zero; end Aids by 2030”.

Chaired by health secretary Syed Manjurul Islam, the discussion was attended by state minister for health and family welfare Zahid Maleque as special guest.

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