Appendix A
Table A.1 Estimated Number of People Living with HIV in MENA Countries Country
Number of PLHIV
Afghanistan
Not available
Algeria
21,000 (11,000–43,000)
Bahrain
Not available
Djibouti
16,000 (12,000–19,000)
Egypt, Arab Rep. of
9,200 (7,200–13,000)
Iran, Islamic Rep. of
86,000 (68,000–110,000)
Iraq
Not available
Jordan
Not available
Kuwait
Not available
Lebanon
3,000 (1,700–7,200)
Libya
Not available
Morocco
21,000 (15,000–31,000)
Oman
Not available
Pakistan
96,000 (69,000–150,000)
Qatar
Not available
Saudi Arabia
Not available
Somalia
24,000 (13,000–45,000)
Sudan
320,000 (220,000–440,000)
Syrian Arab Republic
Not available
Tunisia
3,700 (2,700–5,400)
United Arab Emirates
Not available
West Bank and Gaza
Not available
Yemen, Rep. of
Not available
Source: UNAIDS Country Database 2008, http://www.unaids.org/en/CountryResponses/Countries/default.asp. Note: PLHIV ⫽ people living with HIV. Numbers within parentheses indicate the range within which the
estimate could lie.
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