Kerala SACS aims zero-level HIV infection by 2011

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Kerala SACS aims zero-level HIV infection by 2011

20 Jun 2009 KOLLAM: The Kerala State AIDS Control Society (KSACS) is trying

to bring down the HIV infection cases in the State to zero-level by 2011,

additional project director of KSACS Dr. T.V.Velayudhan has said.

He said that there were 55,167 HIV-infected people in the State of whom around

10,000 had registered their names with the Society. The Society is trying to

register others also. Around 5,000 people are taking treatment from the Society

and 40 percent of them are women and children, he said.

Speaking at a workshop jointly organised by the Society and the Kollam Press

Club the other day, Velayudhan said that everyday, around 8,000 fresh cases of

HIV infection were reported across the world. Majority of them are in the age

group of 18 - 45.

Treatment for HIV patients is available in all the five Medical College

Hospitals and the Palakkad District Hospital. The medicines are distributed

through the Link RAT Centres in the District Hospitals. He said that it would be

possible to extend the life span of the HIV patients up to 15 to 20 years by

providing treatment.

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