India
With a population of over one billion,
and more than 4.5 million people infected with HIV/AIDS,
the HIV epidemic in India will have a major impact on the
overall spread of HIV in Asia, the Pacific, and around the
world. India is second only to South Africa in terms of the
overall number of people living with the disease. Although
the overall average adult prevalence rate is 0.8 percent,
there are considerably higher prevalence rates in some geographic
areas around trucking
routes, the brothel-based commercial sex industry, and in
vulnerable populations. Transmission of HIV within and from
these groups drives the epidemic, but the infection is spreading
to the general community. The epidemic is shifting toward
women and young people, with about 25 percent of all HIV
infections occurring in women. Under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, India received nearly $20.8 million in Fiscal Year (FY) 2004, more than $26.6 million in FY 2005, approximately $29.3 million in FY 2006 and are providing $29.9 million in FY 2007 to support an integrated HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment and care program.
Access the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief 2007 Country Profile for India, PDF Version [PDF, 804KB].
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