Nagaland Has 19,000 Suspected HIV+ Persons

Kohima Aug 10 : The Project Director of the Nagaland State AIDS Control Society (NACS) Dr Neiphi Kire has said there are 19,000 suspected HIV/AIDS positive persons in the state, out of which a total of 10,000 persons have been detected so far.

Dr Kire was addressing the inaugural function of a five-day Refresher Training for ART and CCC (treatment systems of HIV) Counsellors of Nagaland and Mizoram, under the aegis of the Department of Education and Nagaland University, in Kohima yesterday.

He said the counsellors have a crucial role to play to ensure that the HIV positive persons get proper treatment through ART centres and called upon the Councillors that the National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) module is followed.

Dr Kire also congratulated the Nagaland University for taking up such programme with a neighbouring state.