Over 21 lakh Indians living with HIV

March 11, 2016 16:44

More than 21 lakh people have been infected with HIV virus in India which has the third largest population of those affected by the disease, Lok Sabha was informed on Friday.

"India has the third largest number of people living with HIV in the world. The other two countries having higher numbers are South Africa (68 lakh) and Nigeria (34 lakhs) - source UNAIDS estimates 2014," Union Health Minister J P Nadda said in a written reply.

He said that though about 21.17 lakh people are estimated to be living with HIV (PLHIV), yet Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) provides universal access to "comprehensive, equitable, stigma-free, quality care, support and treatment services to all people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV).

"The total number of patients with CD4 count of less than 350 is estimated as 13,45,678. Out of this, the number of people on ART is 9.25 lakh making a coverage rate of 69 per cent," Nadda said.

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