Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy today said the state would be able to halt and reverse HIV/AIDS epidemic by 2012 and expressed confidence that the State would be able to achieve the goal of AIDS Control, as the HIV prevalence had
comedown from two per cent in 2004 to 0.88 per cent in 2007, with increasing awareness and with scale up of services.Dr Reddy said more and more people would be tested voluntarily to know their HIV status and advised that with information and awareness, people should reduce their risk behavior.
A delegation from UNAIDS met the Chief Minister to discuss and take his message on effective methods to combat HIV/AIDS.
The UNAIDS in association with Parliamentary and Legislators Forum on HIV/AIDS had initiatied measures to encourage political leadership for prevention and control of HIV/AIDS. It is now coming up with a document titled ’’India-Portraits of commitment’’ which would showcase the effective leadership exhibited by various stakeholders. In this connection, the UNAIDS
delegation had met Dr Reddy, as he is one of the three Chief Ministers in the country, profiled in UNAIDS document. The other two are the Chief Ministers of Manipur and Nagaland.Providing basic services like care, support and treatment to the HIV infected persons and making more and more people aware of HIV/AIDS should be priority of the programme, the Chief Minister said in his message.
The people living with HIV are provided with pensions, white ration cards and awareness programmes were taken up, involving Self Help Groups(SHG) and other departments, he added.
comedown from two per cent in 2004 to 0.88 per cent in 2007, with increasing awareness and with scale up of services.Dr Reddy said more and more people would be tested voluntarily to know their HIV status and advised that with information and awareness, people should reduce their risk behavior.
A delegation from UNAIDS met the Chief Minister to discuss and take his message on effective methods to combat HIV/AIDS.
The UNAIDS in association with Parliamentary and Legislators Forum on HIV/AIDS had initiatied measures to encourage political leadership for prevention and control of HIV/AIDS. It is now coming up with a document titled ’’India-Portraits of commitment’’ which would showcase the effective leadership exhibited by various stakeholders. In this connection, the UNAIDS
delegation had met Dr Reddy, as he is one of the three Chief Ministers in the country, profiled in UNAIDS document. The other two are the Chief Ministers of Manipur and Nagaland.Providing basic services like care, support and treatment to the HIV infected persons and making more and more people aware of HIV/AIDS should be priority of the programme, the Chief Minister said in his message.
The people living with HIV are provided with pensions, white ration cards and awareness programmes were taken up, involving Self Help Groups(SHG) and other departments, he added.
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