NACP III. South Asia Regional coordianted program needed for the AIDS prevention and control.

[Guest guest]

Regional coordianted program needed for the AIDS prevention and control.

It’s a matter of great concern regarding HIV issues that our neighboring

countries- India, Myanmar and Nepal are considered to be the focal point of HIV

epidemic in this region. Currently, about 5 million people in India are having

HIV.

The epidemic of HIV/AIDS in India is following the same pattern of Africa and it

could become just a devastating unless preventive action is taken now. It is an

expert assumption that the number of people infected with HIV in India will rise

to 15-20 million by 2010.

The Bangladesh has a breachable porous boarder with India and its economy

depends a large number of migrant workers mostly to India and Myanmar, including

maidservant, truck drivers, businessmen and laborers. These migrants, who spend

many months away from their families, are known to be at increased risk of

contracting HIV.

So, for the prevention of HIV/AIDS in this region we need close, coordinated

prevention & control program under umbrella of UN agency or any regional

authority immediately.

Md.Alauddin,

294 Senpara Parbata, Mirpur-10,

Dhaka-1216,Bangladesh

E-mail: <malauddin2003@...>