Kashmir reports six times increase in AIDS

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Kashmir reports six times increase in AIDS

Srinagar, Thursday, February 28, 2008:

Indian administered Kashmir has reported 42 AIDS deaths in 2007 and a

six times increase in the number of AIDS cases compared to previous

year, the Indian government said Wednesday.

According to figures provided by the state government to New Delhi,

211 cases of AIDS were reported in the region in 2007 compared to 34

cases in 2006. The government also reported 42 AIDS deaths in 2007.

The figures for the previous years were not available.

Giving details about the state wise figures of reported HIV positive

AIDS cases in Indian Parliament, India's Minister of State for Health

& Family Welfare, Panabaaka Lakshmi said Phase III of the National

AIDS Control Programme has been formulated to control the spread of

HIV by up scaling targeted interventions among the high risk groups,

behaviour change communication for improved awareness, expanding,

counseling and testing services, blood safety, support and treatment

of HIV infected persons including the treatment of opportunistic

infections, provision of anti-retroviral drugs and mainstreaming of

HIV intervention strategies.

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