TEHRAN (IRNA) -- A UN official here on Saturday hailed Iran's achievements in the campaign against HIV/AIDS and said the country can serve as a good role model in that respect for the rest of the world.

Medical officer of the Department of HIV/AIDS, technical support team, Andrew Ball, who recently inspected Iran's HIV/AIDS campaign centers in the provinces of Tehran, Kermanshah and Shiraz, hailed Iran's prevention and primary health care services.

Talking to IRNA on the eve of the world AIDS day, Ball said that in Iran the epidemic is very much concentrated among injected drug users but the country has been able to curb the disaster among the group.

Referring to Iran as a country situated in a region distinguished by much drug trafficking from Afghanistan to Europe, Ball said the country can serve as the best possible model for other countries in the region.

He said there have been strong supports from various sectors for those interacting HIV/AIDS virus.

Ball referred to programs to reach out to needle-sharing drug users or the programs to reach out to sex workers.

He called for contribution of NGOs, universities and health sectors to the project.