Bihar government and several social organizations took out awareness campaign rallies to mark the World AIDS Day in Patna on December 1, 2009.Top: Bihar Health Minister flags of an AIDS awareness rally.
Bottom: A policeman participates in an AIDS awareness rally.
Rise in HIV positive cases in Bihar
As many as 595 fresh HIV positive cases have been reported every month in Bihar in 2009 as against no cases in the state before 2001, according to the figures of National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO)’s integrated counselling and testing centres (ICTC).
With 6550 fresh cases detected in the current year so far, the total number of HIV-infected now stands at 24,835 which is, however, far less than the estimated 82,000, the ICTC report said.
Photos: Aftab Alam Siddiqui
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