With 2.1 million people currently living with HIV, India is making an urgent effort to tackle the world's third largest HIV epidemic and meet the 90-90-90 goals.
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Prevalence of HIV among adults in India was estimated to be 0.22% in 2017. While this figure has shown a steady decline from a peak of 0.38% in 2001-03, the country still has 2.1 million people living with HIV at present, with 88,000 new infections and 69,000 deaths each year. In 2017, 79% of people living with HIV were aware of their status, of whom 71% were on antiretroviral treatment (ART). However, a number of issues including HIV-related stigma, relatively low levels of status awareness among people living with HIV and weak links between diagnosis and treatment continues to limit progress on these indicators. There is also a need for more data on key populations as well as on certain key indicators such as viral suppression rates to improve program design and effectiveness for those most affected.
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