HIVAIDS

World Health Day: Tripura CM stresses to fight drug abuse, HIV/AIDS, child marriage

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World Health Day: Tripura CM stresses to fight drug abuse, HIV/AIDS, child marriage

Follow Us on Google News Agartala, April 7 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Monday attended a rally in Agartala to mark World Health Day 2025, and emphasised the need to tackle the rising cases of drug abuse, particularly among injectable drug users, which has led to an increase in HIV/AIDS patients in the … Read more

With 2.73 pc in Mizoram & 1.37 pc in Nagaland, HIV/AIDS adult prevalence rate top in India

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With 2.73 pc in Mizoram & 1.37 pc in Nagaland, HIV/AIDS adult prevalence rate top in India

Aizawl/Kohima, Feb 25 (IANS) The HIV/AIDS adult (15 to 49 years) prevalence rate in two northeastern states — Mizoram and Nagaland is much higher than the national prevalence rate of 0.20 per cent, officials said on Tuesday. According to the data of National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO), HIV/AIDS adult prevalence rate in Mizoram is 2.73 … Read more