UN Report: 21,000 Moroccans Living with HIV, 30% Undiagnosed

Among the 21,000 Moroccans living with HIV, 30% do not even know they are carriers. The most affected people remain those who inject drugs with a prevalence rate of 7.9%; homosexuals with 5.7%, sex workers with 1.3% and prisoners with 0.5%, according to vh.ma

In 2018, the Moroccan Association for the Fight against AIDS (ALCS) recorded 900 new HIV infections and 350 deaths among Moroccans. 65% of Moroccans living with the virus are found in the Souss-Massa, Marrakech-Safi and Casablanca-Settat regions. The disease is more widespread in Nador, with the highest prevalence rate (13.2%), in Casablanca (9%), Tetouan (7.1%) and Marrakech (5.7%), explains the same source.