HIV/AIDS spread - a growing concern in Tamenglong
Daniel Kamei13 Jul 2023
Tamenglong reported at least 10 new cases of HIV/AIDS in the last one year
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Tamenglong reported at least 10 new cases of HIV/AIDS in the last one year
Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh flagged off six Mobile Integrated Counseling & Testing Centre (ICTC) vans on Monday.
PLHIV in Manipur demand authorities concerned to provide ART in time or "kill them", saying they spend more money in search of ART than the cost of it.
Stop the Spread: A workshop on HIV/AIDS ethics and media reporting for women journalists was held in Imphal on Wednesday.
Considering early detection and intervention as the best way to control HIV and AIDS, the state government has decided to include HIV testing in the list of Chief Minister’s Health for Scheme, a door-to-door health screening service programme, Ranjan said.
Manipur is recorded as one of the states in the country with high number of PLHIV, having a percentage of 0.51 of total population which is above the national average of 0.24 per cent.
CoNE demanded the Manipur government to fulfil basic requirements which are lacking at ART centres.
Several districts in Manipur carried out awareness rally on World AIDS Day 2021.
The outreach cum interaction and awareness programme was organised as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav under the Helping Hand Project.
In 2019, the Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry report recorded as many as 34,000 IDUs in Manipur with a population of over 27 lakhs.