Missing the Target – A Report on HIV/AIDS Treatment Access in India’

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Media Advisory

Release of `Missing the Target – A Report on HIV/AIDS Treatment

Access in India'

World Health Organization (WHO) set a target for India to provide

Antiretroviral therapy (ART) to 355000 people living with HIV by the

end of 2005. This is part of the global target set by WHO to provide

ART to 3 million people by the end of 2005, popularly known as `3 by

5 initiative'. In India, so far only about 15000 people living with

HIV are provided ART through the government ART centers.

Thus, in the wake of the failure of the WHO 3 by 5 HIV treatment

initiative to meet its target in India, Indian Network for People

living with HIV/AIDS (INP+) in collaboration with FXB-International

is organizing a press meeting for the release of Missing the Target –

A Report on HIV/AIDS Treatment Access in India.**

(**Note: This report forms the India chapter in the international

report on ARV access in selected developing countries

titled " Missing the Target - A Report on HIV/AIDS Treatment Access

from the front-lines " . This will be released on 28 Nov 2005 in New

York at 10:00 a.m. EST)

What: Release of `Missing the Target – A Report on HIV/AIDS

Treatment Access in India'

This report on ARV access in India by INP+ examined the status of

anti-retroviral treatment provision; takes a critical look at the

major barriers to treatment scale up in India; and provide a

critique of current programs and recommendations for moving forward.

Who:

The research team of the India report:

K.K. Abraham, President, Indian Network for People living with

HIV/AIDS (INP+)

Dr. Joe , FXB-International

Dr. Venkatesan Chakrapani, INP+

Ms. Daisy, INP+

When: Wednesday 30 November 2005

For further information please call at 9444049105 or

jacobjohn@....

The copy of the report will be available to all the journalists who

participate in the press meet.

INP+ Contact information:

Indian Network for People Living with HIV/AIDS (INP+)

Flat No.6, Kash Towers,

93, South West Boag Road,

T. Nagar, Chennai-600017.

Phone: 91-44-24329580/81

Fax: 91-44-24329582

E-mail: inpplus@..., inpplus@...