In India there are 2.4 million people living with HIV in India.
It is third in the world in terms of greatest number of people living with HIV.
With a population of around a billion, a mere 0.1% increase in HIV prevalence would increase the estimated number of people living with HIV by over half a million.
A no. of measures is taken up by the government to get this no. in control. But all these measures go in vain because this topic is not brought up. People in their conservative thinking are reluctant in bringing this topic up.
Parents don’t talk to their children about it, spouse don’t discuss it with there other half, Sex education is not compulsory in India.
And this is where the problem exists.
Medically no cure for AIDS has been developed yet. So the only option we have is preventing the spread of the disease. That can be only achieved only if awareness for the same is spread. Cause in the case of AIDS,
Prevention is the only cure.
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