AIDS Alert: Golf-US screen Indian immigrants
ISLAMABAD: Deeply concerned by the rapid spread of the AIDS virus among vulnerable population groups through contact with a large Indian diaspora, the Gulf countries for the fight against AIDS, mandatory testing for visitors and non-resident Indians, the GOI.
The action is planned for an emergency, underscored by the fact that most Indian migrant workers in the Gulf United are among the AIDS affected Indian states of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh.
“Alarm Bells Ringing”
The increase in AIDS cases in the Gulf countries health ringing the alarm and pressure in favour of affirmative action for his arrest, the increase in victims of the disease increases.
According to diplomatic sources in the Middle East, most disturbing part of the problem lies in the fact that instead of the Indian government for the adoption of the stark reality chooses to bury its head in the sand carries, with leader in the refusal of fashion.
Experts seriously contest the figure of 5.1 million of India plans fell victim on AIDS in the country and to say that the neglect of a portion of the health lethargic has developed with the aid of A fully blown to the epidemic.
Indian officials admit,
Even Indian officials admit that the full impact of the disease within five years, if the conditions to force the victims to seek hospital.
Press sides of international agencies, India, the challenge of statistics on AIDS, the Indian Minister of Health has announced that the Centre will soon appoint a private adviser to determine the exact number of people with AIDS in the country.
The Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore and Tata Consultancy Services briefly listed as advisers to collect data AIDS.
Ill-Indian Creation: Experts
According to experts, Indians are ill equipped to arrest the impact of the deadly disease. The fact that 3.1 million AIDS patients live in rural areas, compounding the problems mammoth.
This is not the health of the sub-structure level circuit to detect the disease and on the circle at the level of screening and treatment facilities are rudimentary, so that a large proportion of the population to defend themselves.
To ensure the protection of its citizens in the United States, rolling golf should be used with caution in the search for manpower from India, observers commented.