KOHIMA: If the government of Nagaland has its way, then the HIV/AIDS menace the state is facing currently will soon be a thing of the past. Nagaland is among the highest HIV-prevalent states of India. Given the fast spread of the dreaded virus in the state, the Neiphiu Rio government has taken up steps to combat the menace on a war footing. The state government has formulated a policy in this regard as an impetus in eradicating the virus.

Recently, the Nagaland State AIDS Control Society (NSACS) approved the Nagaland state AIDS Policy at the meeting headed by Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio on April 29 to address HIV/AIDS and related issues in the state. Rio said at the meeting that the need for a state policy on AIDS to better equip the state to fight against HIV/AIDS has become imperative following the increase in the spread of the virus in the state, and called for collective efforts to make Nagaland a low HIV-prevalence state.

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Posted on: on Monday, May 25th, 2009 at 4:28 pm | Filed under Nagaland.