Egypt struggles with AIDS prevention, awareness
Experts call for greater education campaigns to reduce risk of epidemic
By Vivian Salama
Daily Star staff
Tuesday, December 20, 2005
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The first diagnosed case of HIV in Egypt was in 1986. After the diagnosis, the patient, a man in his 20s, was quarantined against his will at one of Egypt's local fever hospitals. Reluctant to stay, the infected patient attempted to escape. He was shot dead by a hospital security guard.
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