Current Affairs - State - Discussion

According to the 14th report "HIV Estimations 2017" released by Health and Family Welfare Ministry, Maharashtra has the highest number of people living with HIV in India. It was compiled by the National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)-National Institute of Medical Statistics (NIMS). Maharashtra has around 3.30 lakh, contributing 15 per cent of total immunodeficiency virus-affected people. Other states with high prevalence of PLHIV are: Andhra Pradesh (2.70 lakh), Karnataka (2.47 lakh) and Telangana (2.04 lakh), Lowest adult HIV prevalence was in Jammu & Kashmir.