New Delhi: The new study had revealed that cases of new HIV infections has come down by 57 percent and related deaths by 25 per cent in the last decade in India.
Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda sought the involvement of people in achieving the ambitious global goals of zero new infection and deaths on World AIDS Day.
He had launched the helpline number 1097, a digital resource centre and a supply chain management system for HIV patients.
Union Minister Nadda said, “It’s the work of every individual to come out and fight it (HIV) out. There should be zero discrimination against people with HIV. This should be our commitment.”
He had stressed the importance of “restraint” and “precaution”.
He said it was time for people to consider their lifestyle, noting that preventive health care has become important after an era when it was considered that antibiotics can “cure everything”.
He said, “We should be working on two fronts. We should be aware and put special emphasis on prevention and help those living with HIV and AIDS so that they face no discrimination.”
Nadda said that Health Ministry had signed MoUs with 11 ministries for better coordination in tackling AIDS and MoUs with five more ministries are in pipeline.
Notify that in 1986, first HIV positive person was reported in India which currently has 2.1 million affected people.
Bureau Report
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