India is one of the largest and most populated countries in the world, and 2.3 million people are currently living with HIV. In 1986 HIV emerged in India and it was published in a medical journal in January. First case of HIV in India was diagnosed among sex worker in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It was noted with foreign visitors had played a role in initial infections among sex workers.
Awareness in India.
In 1987 a National AIDS Control Programme was launched to co-ordinate national responses. Its activities covered surveillance, blood screening, and health education. By the end of 1987, out of 52,907 who had been tested, around 135 people were found to be HIV positive and 14 had AIDS. Most of these initial cases had occurred through heterosexual sex, but at the end of the 1980s a rapid spread of HIV was observed among injecting drug users (IDUs) in Manipur, Mizoram and Nagaland - three north-eastern states of India bordering Myanmar (Burma).
In 1992 the government set up NACO (the National AIDS Control Organization), to oversee the formulation of policies, prevention work and control programmes relating to HIV and AIDS. The government launched a Strategic Plan for HIV prevention. This plan established the administrative and technical basis for programme management and also set up State AIDS bodies in 28 states and 7 union territories.
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