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Bangkok Post - Monday September 30, 2002
The population of the northern province had been falling since 1998 due to the rate of Aids infections among residents, particularly those of working age, he said.
Mr Surapong cited a health report that showed the province's population had fallen by 0.146% in 2000.
A total of 6,400 residents had died of Aids-related illnesses since 1984, he said.
The minister toured Phayao and Chiang Rai provinces yesterday to follow up implementation of the government's 30-baht health-care scheme, which also covered Aids patients.
The two northern provinces have experienced the highest rates of Aids infections in the country, with a total of 23,502 known cases.
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