There were 3,177 new HIV cases reported last year and most of these cases involved men aged between 20 to 39, the Dewan Rakyat was told.<br /><br />Deputy Health Minister Lukanisman Awang Sauni on Thursday (March 2) said this shows that exposure to HIV infection began in school, adding that about 97% of new cases were due to sex.<br /><br />Lukanisman said the Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) medicine is the most effective pharmaceutical preventive measure where it successfully prevented HIV infections through sex with a 99% rate, adding that the PrEP approach could reduce HIV infections among Malaysians.<br /><br />Read more at https://bit.ly/3J2G6RN<br /><br />WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news<br />SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar<br />LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline
