Now there is good news for India on the day of the World Aids Day as there has been a 57 percent drop recorded in the number of HIV infections in India. The decreases have been witnessed in the last decades, which is certainly a good cause to be smile for India in the context of AIDS patients.
According to latest figures from National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO), a 57 percent drop has been recorded in number of new HIV infections in India during the past one-decade.
The NACO report, released by Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad also says nearly 1.5 lakh lives have been saved due to free ART medicines provided to HIV/AIDS patients.
The report, released on the eve of World AIDS Day, says adult HIV prevalence at national level has continued its steady decline from estimated level of 0.41 percent in 2001 through 0.35 percent in 2006 to 0.27 percent in 2011.
According to sources, the estimated number of people living with HIV was 20,88,642 in 2011, the report said. It is estimated that about 1.48 lakh people died of AIDS related causes in 2011 in India. Deaths among HIV infected children account for 7 percent of all AIDS-related deaths.
(With inputs from IANS)
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