Manipur: 'HIV/AIDS spreading in 3 hill dists'

June 21, 2009

HIV/AIDS spreading in 3 hill dists

Imphal, June 20 2009: Even though the spreading of HIV/AIDS in the valley area

has been able to control, the same is continuing in the three hill districts

bordering with Myanamar, Churachnadpur, Chandel and Ukhrul, said project

director of Manipur AIDS Control Society, Dr Kh Promodkumar today.

The project director observed this while speaking as guest of honour at the

concluding function of the two-month entrepreneurship development programme for

people living with HIV/AIDS organized by the Institute of Co-operative

Management (ICM) under the sponsorship of the MACS and United Nations

Development Programme (UNDP).

Co-operative commissioner, P Vaiphei attended the function as chief guest in the

function which was presided by ICM chairman Kh Borkishore.

Promodkumar said, the spreading of the dreaded disease in the three districts of

Manipur, Churachandpur, Chandel and Ukhrul located along the 358 km long porous

international border with Myanmar is on the raise citing the main spreading

agent as women sex workers.

Myanmar women entering to the Manipur side could earn money easily from the

flesh trade as Rs 100 in Indian Currency they get from having relation with a

man when converted into Myanmar Currently, they could get 1000 kyat.

Out of the total population of the country 0.3 percent is infected by HIV/AIDS

while in Myanmar it is 1.3 percent.

The main reason for high prevalence of the disease in the districts inter

marriage between Myanmarese and Indian and having unsafe sex relation with the

HIV/AIDS positive women, he said.

He revealed that in the valley area, the spreading of the disease to the

uninfected persons can successfully control.

If steps for controlling the spreading in these hill areas be taken up, the

state will continue getting impact of the disease.

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