Rise in sexually transmitted diseases -12 HIV cases reported last year

A total of 143 cases of sexually transmitted diseases were reported last year, Health Minister Joseph Cassar said. Replying to a parliamentary questions by Labour MP Anthony Agius Decelis, Dr Cassar said there were 61 cases of chlamydia, 63 cases of...

A total of 143 cases of sexually transmitted diseases were reported last year, Health Minister Joseph Cassar said.

Replying to a parliamentary questions by Labour MP Anthony Agius Decelis, Dr Cassar said there were 61 cases of chlamydia, 63 cases of gonorrhoea and 19 cases of syphilis.

He said the numbers were higher than in the past five years.

The minister also said that last year 12 cases of HIV were reported.

He said that €42,000 were allocated for educational campaigns on sexually transmitted diseases this year. Some of the funds were from an EU project which focused specifically on HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C.

The Health Promotion Department, the minister said, planned to employ a number of health promotion officers one of whom would be working specifically on sexual health.

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