Situational Analysis of HIV/AIDS in Manipur

Post Date: Thursday, February 2, 2017

In India HIV/AIDS became a serious issue of concern in the realm of public health. India has the highest prevalence of HIV/AIDS as compared globally. According to the study of Global Burden of Disease (GBD), 2015, “In India, 1.96 lakh new HIV infections were reported. The GBD-2015 also said that worldwide new HIV infections were stagnating at 2.5 million a year. The study adds that a total of 28.81 lakh people in India were living with HIV.” (1.96 lakh new HIV infections in India last year, says study, 2016).