27 Mar, 2007
PATNA: Experts participating at a "HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment Awareness Workshop" expressed concern over alarming increase in number of HIV/AIDS patients in the world, particularly in India. The workshop, organised under the joint aegis of National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO), Clinton Foundation, US and Indian Medical Association (IMA) at Kurji Holy Family Hospital on Monday, was meant for imparting training to medical practitioners. In her inaugural address, administrator, Kurji Holy Family Hospital, Sister Juliana D' Cunha said India stands second after Africa as far as the number of HIV/AIDS patients is concerned. It is the responsibility of the medical fraternity to save mankind from this deadly disease, she said. Speaking on the occasion, medical director Dr Vidya Kapoor said medical practitioners should not be afraid of treating AIDS patients. She said the seminar has been organised for counselling and proper management of the disease. Anchoring the seminar, IMA secretary, Patna West Branch, and coordinator of the programme Dr L B Singh said the workshop has been organised to train the physicians so that they know their role, medical ethics, related laws, physicians' rights and social stigma attached to the disease. Describing the fight against AIDS as a challenging job not only for medical practitioners, but also for the entire mankind, Dr Singh said not only the common man, but even doctors hesitated in dealing with AIDS cases. According to statistics, he said, over 40.3 million people were suffering from HIV/AIDS in the world. Regarding India, Singh said the first case in the country was detected way back in 1986 in Chennai. Since then, this disease had spread its tentacles and has taken an alarming proportion in the country, he said and added that till 2005, the number of HIV positive people in India was around 5.2 million. The number of full blown AIDS cases among males stood around 85,556 while the number of full blown cases in woman stood at 35,444, Singh said. There was a lively session with the participants. However, several doctors failed to define HIV when questioned by Singh.
PATNA: Experts participating at a "HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment Awareness Workshop" expressed concern over alarming increase in number of HIV/AIDS patients in the world, particularly in India. The workshop, organised under the joint aegis of National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO), Clinton Foundation, US and Indian Medical Association (IMA) at Kurji Holy Family Hospital on Monday, was meant for imparting training to medical practitioners. In her inaugural address, administrator, Kurji Holy Family Hospital, Sister Juliana D' Cunha said India stands second after Africa as far as the number of HIV/AIDS patients is concerned. It is the responsibility of the medical fraternity to save mankind from this deadly disease, she said. Speaking on the occasion, medical director Dr Vidya Kapoor said medical practitioners should not be afraid of treating AIDS patients. She said the seminar has been organised for counselling and proper management of the disease. Anchoring the seminar, IMA secretary, Patna West Branch, and coordinator of the programme Dr L B Singh said the workshop has been organised to train the physicians so that they know their role, medical ethics, related laws, physicians' rights and social stigma attached to the disease. Describing the fight against AIDS as a challenging job not only for medical practitioners, but also for the entire mankind, Dr Singh said not only the common man, but even doctors hesitated in dealing with AIDS cases. According to statistics, he said, over 40.3 million people were suffering from HIV/AIDS in the world. Regarding India, Singh said the first case in the country was detected way back in 1986 in Chennai. Since then, this disease had spread its tentacles and has taken an alarming proportion in the country, he said and added that till 2005, the number of HIV positive people in India was around 5.2 million. The number of full blown AIDS cases among males stood around 85,556 while the number of full blown cases in woman stood at 35,444, Singh said. There was a lively session with the participants. However, several doctors failed to define HIV when questioned by Singh.
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