Perspectives on HIV/AIDS in India

Acquired Immune-deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is a fatal disease that threatens the human population all over the world. It represents the late clinical stage of infection with a virus called Human Immune-deficiency Virus (HIV). As the fourth cause of mortality, it is affecting every sector of the life as an individual, family and communities. It is affecting the economic, demographic, social, political, health sectors very badly. The HIV epidemic affects population in their most reproductive ages, with adverse impacts on life expectancy, the productivity of the labour force and the household incomes. As well as national economies.It also creates many political problems. A bulk of the public money is going in creating the awareness and prevention against this disease. Increasing the budgetary expenditure on the health sector further leads to the burden on the government sector. So, it is important to look into and analyze this field

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Author is working as a Assistant Professor in department of Geography, University of Visva-Bharati, Shantiniketan, India. He has done his M.A. in Geography and M.Phil in Population Studies from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. His research interests are in the field of HIV/AIDS, Elderly Health, Policy, Development and Environmental issues.