Goa detects three HIV patients every day

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Panaji, Dec 29 (PTI) Goa records an average of three cases of HIV every day,

which has stonewashed government's effort to control this infection, a senior

official said here today.

" Goa records one thousand new cases (of HIV) every year which means on an

average three cases a day, which is alarming, " Pradeep Padwal Director Goa State

Aids Control Society (GSACS) said at a function organised by an NGO here.

Padwal, who heads the government body to control the spread of HIV, said the

efforts are not targeted towards vulnerable groups like youths.

" The environment in Goa is such that youths are falling to lust of sex, " he

said.

About 98 per cent of the HIV infections take place in Goa due to unsafe and

unprotected sexual behaviour, he added.

There is no case of person getting HIV due to intravenous injection in the

state, Padwal claimed.

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