⇒ Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare digitally addressed the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), on 11 June 2021.
Union Minister spoke on Resolution 75/260 of UNGA. The Resolution 75/260 of UNGA concerns the Implementation of the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS and the political declarations on HIV/AIDS.
During the address Union Minister said: Important Points are-
ACT:
In India, the HIV & AIDS Prevention and Control Act, 2017, provides a legal and enabling framework to safeguard the human rights of infected and affected populations.
HIV prevention model:
India’s unique HIV prevention model is centered around the concept of ‘Social Contracting through which the ‘Targeted Interventions Program’ is implemented with support from civil society.
The program is aimed at behaviour change, communication, outreach, service delivery, counselling & testing and ensuring linkages to HIV care.
Free anti-retro-viral treatment:
India is providing free anti-retro-viral treatment to close to 1.4 million people. Indian drugs are also reaching millions of People living with HIV in Africa.
National AIDS Control Program:
India’s National AIDS Control Program has been Revised, Revived and Revamped to focus on hard-to-reach and at-risk populations.
India is gradually transitioning the people living with HIV to Dolutegravir. Dolutegravir is a safer and efficacious anti-retro-viral medication regimen.