Karnataka Legislators Forum to Spread AIDS Awareness

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New Forum to Spread AIDS Awareness

Times of India (04.30.02) - Wednesday, May 01, 2002

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Chief Minister S.M. Krishna will launch the Karnataka Legislators Forum on May

3rd to create awareness of HIV/AIDS, a Health and Family Welfare Minister said

on Tuesday. Speaking to reporters, A.B. Maalaka Raddy said the forum would be

inaugurated in the presence of UNAIDS Executive Director Piot, who is

visiting Karnataka. " Political advocacy is an important element for the HIV/AIDS

control programs. We hope the forum will boost the HIV/AIDS programs in the

state. " Raddy said the latest surveillance report revealed HIV incidence among

high-risk groups varied between 11 percent and 15 percent, and between .5

percent and 3.25 percent among low- risk groups. " For every reported case, there

will be ten unreported cases. The figures may actually be higher than what has

been shown, " he explained.

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