- At the end of 2017, the country has seen a 174-per cent increase in the number of new infections in the past 7-years, making it the fastest-growing HIV/AIDS epidemic in the Asia-Pacific.
- In 2018, there was an estimated 12,000 new infections per year, and about 68,000 people living with HIV.
- The total domestic HIV/AIDS spending from domestic public and international sources amounted to about USD$26.8M, with domestic spending accounting for more than 81% of pooled resources.
- 25% of this AIDS spending goes to key populations prevention programming, with the majority of this going towards people who inject drugs.
