Hungary's HIV+ estimated at 6,000

There are about 2,000-2,200 people in Hungary who have tested HIV positive while an estimated 3,000-4,000 could be infected but unaware of their status, an expert told Hungarian public media on Friday, ahead of World AIDS Day. Janos Szlavik, senior doctor at the Del-Pest Centrum Hospital, said that between 200-300 new HIV patients are registered annually, and urged that more screening facilities should be set up and that home HIV tests should be made available in pharmacies. Szlavik also urged that people at a higher risk of HIV infection should take the test.