Govt identifies 7 districts in Delhi, 11 in Haryana for priority HIV/AIDS interventions

NEW DELHI: (Mar 20) The Union Health Ministry has identified 219 districts, of which 11 are located in Haryana and seven in Delhi, for priority HIV/AIDS interventions.

Delhi currently records an adult HIV prevalence of 0.33 per cent, with an estimated 59,079 people living with HIV, while Haryana has an adult HIV prevalence of 0.24 per cent, with an estimated 59,642 people living with HIV, a senior official said.

The ministry's National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) on Friday convened a Suraksha Sankalp Karyashala here as part of its strategy to strengthen the district-level response to HIV/AIDS, with a focus on Haryana and Delhi.