Nearly 60,000 HIV cases in India this year

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Nearly 60,000 HIV cases in India this year

2010-04-23 19:40:00

Nearly 60,000 HIV positive cases have been reported in the country from January

to March this year, Minister of Health and Family Welfare Ghulam Nabi Azad said

Friday.

A total of '299,513 HIV positive persons were identified during 2009 and 59,447

have been identified between January to March 2010', Azad informed the Lok

Sabha.

Of the 59,447 cases, Karnataka recorded the highest number at 13,243. Andhra

Pradesh followed a close second at 13,212.

In 2009, Andhra Pradesh topped the list with 65,748 cases.

'Estimated number of persons living with HIV has reduced over the years, from

27.3 lakh in 2002 to 22.7 lakh in 2008,' Azad said

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA Ministry of Health and Family Welfare;

Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no 463. Answered on 23.04.2010. CASES OF HIV/AIDS.

Dr. THOKCHOM MEINYA,

VILAS BABURAO MUTTEMWAR, Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be

pleased to state:-

(a) whether the spreading of HIV/AIDS has been checked effectively in the

country and the total number of such patients has decreased due to the increased

awareness among the people;

( if so, the details thereof;

© if not, the reasons therefor; State/ UT-wise;

(d) the number of HIV/AIDS patients identified in various health

centres/hospitals in the country during the last one year and the current year

and the number of patients being treated therein, State/UT-wise;

(e) whether some prisoners in various jails in the country including Tihar jail

in Delhi have been identified HIV positive;

(f) if so, the details thereof; and

(g) the corrective measures taken by the Government in this regard?

ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE(SHRI DINESH TRIVEDI)

(a) & ( Yes. Estimated number of persons living with HIV has reduced from 27.3

lakhs in 2002 to 22.7 lakhs in 2008.

© Does not arise.

(d) 2,99,513 HIV positive persons were identified during the year 2009 and

59,447 have been identified between January to March 2010. State-wise number of

persons being treated for HIV/AIDS is annexed.

(e to g) Yes. Counseling and testing of prisoners was initiated in Tihar Jail in

June 2008. Since then, 93 prisoners have been detected to be HIV positive. Of

these, 16 HIV positive prisoners are being treated with anti-retroviral drugs.

Annexure

HIV positives identified during last and current year

State 2009 2010

Andaman & Nicobar Islands 45 5

AP 65,748 13,212

Arunachal Pradesh 15 0

Assam 949 226

Bihar 7,613 939

Chandigarh 1,097 40

Chhatisgarh 2,220 298

Dadra & Nagar Haveli 71 0

Daman & Diu 38 6

Delhi 7,515 836

Goa 859 218

Gujarat 16,462 3,836

Haryana 2,872 564

Himachal Pradesh 760 151

Jammu & Kashmir 508 78

Jharkhand 1,973 386

Karnataka 42,559 13,243

Kerala 2,164 450

Madhya Pradesh 3,881 529

Maharashtra 65,698 10,465

Manipur 2,607 816

Meghalaya 118 36

Mizoram 963 256

Nagaland 1,729 250

Orissa 3,617 478

Pondicherry 598 3

Punjab 5,364 1,099

Rajasthan 7,658 927

Sikkim 341 10

Tamil Nadu 32,770 6,874

Tripura 143 20

Uttar Pradesh 14,008 1,687

Uttaranchal 595 156

West Bengal 5,955 1,353

299,513 59,447