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One Percent of Pregnant Women in Delhi HIV Positive

From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

November 2, 2001

One percent of all the pregnant women in India's capital are HIV-positive, according to the Indian Academy of Pediatrics. It is feared that up to 30 percent of children born to these women will get infected with the virus. Due to the urgency of the situation, the academy organized a two-day National Conference on Pediatrics HIV/AIDS beginning Saturday. Representatives of the World Health Organization, UNICEF, the National AIDS Control Organization and UNAIDS will attend the conference, along with about 300 doctors from India and abroad.


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Adapted from:
Times of India
11.01.01

  
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This article was provided by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is a part of the publication CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update.
 
 

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