James Chance

Projects: A Duel Threat

An old photograph of Chen Thea and Chookait sits by their bedside. Worldwide, TB is the most common cause of death for those infected with HIV/AIDS. At 1.9 percent, Cambodia has one of the highest documented rates of HIV/AIDS infection in Southeast Asia, and also has a very high prevalence of TB: An estimated 65 percent of Cambodians carry the opportunistic virus.
An old photograph of Chen Thea and Chookait sits by their bedside. Worldwide, TB is the most common cause of death for those infected with HIV/AIDS. At 1.9 percent, Cambodia has one of the highest documented rates of HIV/AIDS infection in Southeast Asia, and also has a very high prevalence of TB: An estimated 65 percent of Cambodians carry the opportunistic virus.