Population Foundation of India, a Delhi-based NGO funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, has said that a majority of the new AIDS cases in India are in Maharashtra.
"A true AIDS epidemic is not a future possibility for Maharashtra; it is a present reality”, says a pamphlet released by the NGO. The state has seen 98,578 fresh cases since 2007, which make up over 23% of all new AIDS cases in India during the same time.
About AIDS
"AIDS is an epidemic disease, a potentially preventable, deadly infection for which there is no cure, no vaccine, and it is not under control." - National Commission on AIDS, 1993.
"AIDS is an epidemic disease, a potentially preventable, deadly infection for which there is no cure, no vaccine, and it is not under control." - National Commission on AIDS, 1993.
Public health experts have opined that people can only fight the disease through increased awareness and using preventive measures.
Source-Medindia
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About AIDS - Health Education
Encyclopedia section of medindia gives general info about AIDS information and health education.
Encyclopedia section of medindia gives general info about AIDS information and health education.
AIDS and Pregnancy - Treatment - Caring HIV Babies
The Acquired immune deficiency syndrome is brought about by the deadly human immunodeficiency virus. In the USA alone an estimate of 120,000 - 160,000 women are HIV- infected.
The Acquired immune deficiency syndrome is brought about by the deadly human immunodeficiency virus. In the USA alone an estimate of 120,000 - 160,000 women are HIV- infected.
