Aizawl, Aug 20: Mizoram State Council on AIDS said the state has 16217 HIV positive cases with 5021 deaths recorded in the state so far.
The figures were revealed during a meeting of State Council on AIDS.
Dr. Lalthlengliani, Project Director, of Mizoram State Aids Control Society (MSACS) gave a detailed report of the Mizoram’s HIV/AIDS status wherein she reported that MSACS currently has a record of 16217 HIV positives taking ART and 500 among them are from other states.
The project director also reported that there are 633 people tested positive but who refuse to take Antiretroviral therapy (ART).
It is a treatment for HIV that involves taking a combination of HIV medicines every day. ART is recommended for everyone who has HIV. ART cannot cure HIV, but HIV medicines help people with HIV live longer, healthier lives. ART also reduces the risk of HIV transmission.
The meeting also highlighted that 5021 people in Mizoram have lost their lives due to HIV/AIDS. MSACS has Integrated Counseling and Testing Centres(ICTC) and ART in all districts of Mizoram. ICTC is a place where a person is counselled and tested for HIV, of his own free will or as advised by a medical provider.
According to the National AIDS Control Organization (NACO) estimates, Mizoram has 2.73 % state wise Adult HIV Prevalence in 2023 which is much higher than the national level of 0.2%.
It is reported that this high prevalence rate of HIV in Mizoram is due to late peak level of detection, which happened only in 2017, as compared to other States which recorded a peak level way back in 2005.
After the peak level in 2017, the number of HIV positives detected in the State has declined.
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