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Other studies include research on HIV and ageing which has yielded important data that
contributes to knowledge on the subject of ageing in people with HIV as well as other diseases.
Large bodies of work have documented the challenges and potential interventions to prevent and
treat HIV within the at-risk community in order to control the HIV epidemic in Malaysia and the
surrounding regions. Research is also being conducted in Kajang and Pengkala chepa prisons as
well as at drug rehabilitation centres on controlling HIV in incarcerated settings in the country.

CERiA has also contributed to a large HIV
observational database of HIV patients through a
regional HIV research network known as TAHOD which
has enabled many clinical and epidemiological studies
of relevance to the region.

CERiA is very proud to have contributed to the

collective knowledge on how to prevent and treat HIV
infection in Malaysia and the region, especially among
the most at-risk and vulnerable populations. The centre
and its team continually strive to do more and expect
that the knowledge gleaned so far will contribute
significantly to reducing the HIV epidemic in Malaysia
and the region. In recognition of its contribution, CERiA
and
was awarded the Best Research Centre in UM for 2016.

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