Condoms Shortage In Ap

Condoms shortage in AP

The problem of HIV rise in Indian states was already bad enough, and now state officials have a new challenge in front of them.As per the reports six states are facing a severe shortage of condoms distributed under the government’s AIDS control programme.

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Andhras Pradesh was one among them and the rest includes Haryana, Uttarakhand ,Rajasthan,UP and Madhya Pradesh, which have relatively high HIV prevalence.There is a shortage of HIV testing kits as well as anti-retroviral medicines, mainly pediatric drugs, across the country.

Sources also said that the HLL lifecare, which supplies the condoms, is unable to cope with the demand.

The problem is brought to the notice of Union Health Ministry.

This prompted health secretary to meet officials from National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO).

Experts however say that with such shortages the country faces a rise in new infections apart from the risk of the increased prevalence of the disease.

According to the UN AIDS program, India had the third largest number of people living with HIV in the world at the end of 2013 it accounts for about four out of 10 people living with HIV in the Asian region.

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