Treatment and care for AIDS in India

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Greetings everyone!

Im a new member to this forum so let me introduce myself - I am a

student at the Copenhagen Business School in Denmark. I stumbled

across this forum as i was doing some research on the net and after

seeing the rich inputs on it, i decided to join.

I need help from someone, anyone, out there who has some patience

for me. I am currently doing a project on AIDS/ HIV in india and i

have some unanswered questions. Ive been looking for this

information on the internet and am not really able to figure out

some things. I hope somebody can take the time to answer me.

1. What exactly does a patient in India do when they discover they

are HIV positive - where do they go for treatment, who administers

is it?

2. Who pays for treatment and tests in India - does the government

pay/support it in any way?

3. When do patients in India go for HIV tests - when they are

really ill and doctors suspect a full blown case of AIDS? Do people

in villages etc go in for regular checkups?

I hope someone can either direct me to where i can find answers or

explain a little bit of this to me. The project i am doing is for

an organization which wants to donate resources and help to

alleviate AIDS in India.

Thank you for your time.

Warm regards,

Ishan

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