•HIV cases were found at antenatal clinics in eight of the 18 sentinel surveillance sites in 2003. The percentages of HIV positive cases ranged from 0.3 per cent to 5.3 per cent. The 2003 national epidemiological survey also included anonymous testing in 21 areas of 13 provinces/autonomous regions. HIV cases were found in nine areas of seven provinces/autonomous regions, with less than one per cent HIV positive cases.

•A number of HIV infections via blood transfusion have been reported during 2004 in areas where former commercial blood and plasma donation in the 1990s was common.