HIV & AIDS in Jammu and Kashmir

January 20, 2005

HIV & AIDS in J & K

AIDS claims 37 lives in J & K:

[india News]: Jammu, Jan 07 : As many as thirty seven AIDS deaths

have been recorded so far in Jammu and Kashmir, Director, AIDS

Control and Prevention Society, M A Wani has said.

Though the virus is present here in the state in small numbers as

compared to other parts of the country, yet there are 509 rpt 509

HIV positive cases reported till the end of last year, Wani said at

a one-day multi-sectoral AIDS awareness meet here yesterday.

Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Secretary, S S Bloeria cautioned

that the deadly disease has made inroads in the state and if not

controlled at the very beginning, it could result in an alarming

situation in days to come.

Calling for a massive and concerted awareness campaign for

controlling the AIDS in the state, Bloeria said that imparting of

moral as well as sex education in schools and among the masses can

prove instrumental in checking the menace.

He also advocated a major role of non-governmental organisations,

social activists and parents in curbing the spread of lethal

disease. PTI

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