
Mainstreaming as a response to HIV/AIDS in India: an innovative multi-sectoral approach
[PHP Nepal Vol 3 Issue 11 December 2013] | HIV/AIDS is an epidemic spreading swiftly with its presence on global front. Although the prevalence of HIV/AIDS in India is still lower than many other countries in the world; it is the third largest HIV/AIDS inhabited country. According to National AIDS Control Organization (NACO) 2012 report, 2.39 million HIV positive people were living in the country at the end of 2009. Interestingly, the impact of HIV/ AIDS is not very noticeable due to low prevalence rate (estimated at 0.31% in 2009) of the infection and large population size of the country (NACO, 2012).
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