Country Progress Report 2010 India for UNGASS now online

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Hi all,

The much awaited UNGASS 2010 Country Progress Report for India is finally

online. This is the latest NACO document discussing the HIV epidemic in the

country and the headway made

Here is the link

http://data.unaids.org/pub/Report/2010/india_2010_country_progress_report_en.pdf

I am sure the forum would find lot of interesting findings which have

implications on the current/future strategies. There is plethora of

information from NACO data and BSS 2008-09 which is otherwise not available in

the public domain. Top lines below:

Epidemic in India

" The HIV epidemic in India is entering a new phase where new infections are

increasingly occurring within intimate partner sexual relationships " .

HIV Prevalence

The HIV prevalence in India is reported to have reduced from 0.34 percent in

2007 to 0.29 percent in 2008. The number of PLHIV estimated reduced from

2.31million in 2007 to 2.27 million in 2008

Though there is an overall decline reported in the HIV prevalence among the ANC

attendees, an increase is found in some low and moderate prevalent Indian

states.

Note: The 2008 prevalence and estimates are quoted as provisional estimates in

the UNGASS 2010 Report

Much more in the report...

Look forward to discussions on the report

Regards,

Benoy

Knowledge Management Division

Project Connect, Population Services International

www.psi.org

e-mail: <benoy@...>

[Guest guest]

Dear All,

Re: /message/11390

The original report suggesting a new phase of HIV epidemic where infections are

increasingly occuring within intimate partner sexual relationships can be

downloaded from the following web-link:

 

http://www.unaids.org.in/displaymorePub.asp?itemid=595 & chname=Publications

 

Niranjan Saggurti

HIV and AIDS Program

Population Council, India.

e-mail: <nsaggurti@...>