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December 01, 2004

Kerala does it againNews

The land of my ancestors once again makes me proud:

Kerala has become the first state in the country to supply free antiretroviral drugs to AIDS patients.
“We are proud of this achievement because no other state has this programme. We began this supply last month through the five government medical colleges,” said Health Secretary E.K. Bharat Bhusan.

Like the rest of India, AIDS is a concern for Kerala:

There are 2,003 cases of AIDS in Kerala while 613 people have died of the disease. The state has close to 100,000 HIV patients.

I love how Uncle Bhushan takes great pains to point out that we’re better than those OTHER, more AIDS-y South Indian states:

Secretary Bhushan pointed out that while Kerala was classified as a low AIDS prevalence state, its neighbours Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu were in the high prevalence category.

Whatever. Just do something, and do it now.

anna on December 1, 2004 10:21 PM in News · T·r·a·c·k·b·a·c·k address · Direct link · Email post



1 comment

 1 · Simon on December 2, 2004 10:02 AM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

It is interesting. Hope they go a bit further in making sure that it reaches the AIDS patients.


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