Progress in the Fight Against HIV/AIDS in India
Posted by
Jane Coaston
Washington, D.C.
January 30, 2013
There are 2.4 million people living with HIV in India, and
3.5 percent of those infected are children. In addition, 39 percent of those living with HIV in India are women. But recently, the National AIDS Control Organization announced that over the last decade the number of new HIV infections in the country has dropped
57 percent.
Women learning about HIV in a clinic in India, where EGPAF has
helped test over 1 million women for HIV. (Photo: EGPAF)
Since 2002, the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation has worked in India in partnership with
Solidarity and Action Against The HIV Infection in India (SAATHII), an organization dedicated to preventing the spread of HIV and providing care and support services, as well as supporting prevention of mother-to-child-transmission (PMTCT) efforts and taking an active role in improving local and national public health systems.
We’re proud of the steps we and our partners and friends in the battle against HIV/AIDS have taken in India, but there’s still so much to do. Join our fight for mothers and their families. Learn what you can do to help
here.
To learn more about our work in India, click
here.
Jane Coaston is Media Relations Coordinator for the Foundation, based in Washington, D.C