In 2017, India had nearly 21.40 lakh people living with HIV, over two-fifths of them women, says NACO report
FirstpostIndia had an estimated 21.40 lakh people living with HIV in 2017, with slightly more than two-fifth of them being women, the National AIDS Control Organisation said on Friday. New Delhi: India had an estimated 21.40 lakh people living with HIV in 2017, with slightly more than two-fifth of them being women, the National AIDS Control Organisation said on Friday. Around 87,580 new HIV infections and 69,110 AIDS-related deaths occurred last year, the HIV Estimations 2017 report stated. “The results of the 2017 round of HIV Estimations confirm the national declining trend in new HIV infections and AIDS-related deaths corroborating India’s success story in curbing the epidemic,” the report stated, but stressed that there is “no place for complacency” as new HIV infections are “stable to rising” in some locations.