Thomas De Cian was born in Italy in 1978. After finishing high school he moved to Australia where he studied journalism at Griffith University and became interested in photography. He has been a freelance photojournalist since 2001. After graduating, his passion for photography and interest in understanding and reporting on different cultures brought him to Southeast Asia and he has been living in the region since 2002. His work has been published in both Europe and Asia, and has been showcased at various photography festivals. Thomas De Cian is distributed by Nazca Pictures Agency and is currently based in Bangkok, Thailand.
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Cambodia: Asia’s Highest HIV Rate
By Thomas De Cian
Posted in all, features, asia-pacific on 19 December 2008
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The first case of HIV infection in Cambodia was reported in 1991 and this was followed by a rapid rise in transmission. Cambodia’s national HIV prevalence rate is now the highest in Asia.

In such an impoverished country, where most marriages are still arranged by the family and prostitution is widespread, this is hardly surprising. NGOs [...]