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===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ||
According to AIDS Alliance, "India accounts for roughly half of Asia’s HIV epidemic with approximately 2.1 million people living with HIV. The Government of India has conservatively estimated that there are 2.3 million MSM and transgender people, of whom 412,000 are considered to be at high risk for HIV infection. HIV rates in MSM are 4.43% and in transgender people at 8.82% with the overall adult HIV prevalence at 0.27%."<ref>[http://www.aidsalliance.org/our-impact/making-it-happen-old/152-they-tell-me-im-a-criminal-transgender-rights-in-india They tell me I’m a criminal: Transgender rights in India]</ref> Furthermore, "Testing pregnant women for HIV is an essential entry point into treatment, care and prevention of HIV. However, only 20% of the 27 million annual pregnancies in India are currently tested for HIV."<ref>[http://www.aidsalliance.org/resources/725-providing-oral-rapid-hiv-testing-to-pregnant-women-in-india Providing oral rapid HIV testing to pregnant women in India]</ref> | |||
===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||
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Regarding HIV, the Greater Mumbai Area has HIV treatment available JJ Hospital, KEM Hospital, Nair Hospital, Godrej Hospital, L+T Health Centre Andheri, Thane Civil Hospital, Central Hospital Ulhasnagar, and NMMC Hospital Vashi.<ref>[https://jeevansahara.wordpress.com/2011/02/02/my-loved-one-has-hivaids/ My loved one has HIV/AIDS… now what?]</ref> Check out this [http://www.karmayog.com/lists/hivaids.htmfuller list of HIV/AIDS organizations in Mumbai]. | |||
* [http://www.hivaidsmumbaiindia.com/ HIV/AIDS Mumbai]: "The Comprehensive Care clinic for HIV/AIDS." Jaslok Hospital & Research Centre. DR RAJ HARJANI and DR RAM MALKANI. | |||
* [http://www.allianceindia.org/ India India HIV/AIDS Alliance]: This is New Dehli but may be of use to some people. 6 Community Centre, Zamrudpur. Kailash Colony Extension, New Delhi, 110 048. Tel +91-11-4536-7700 Email info@allianceindia.org | |||
* [http://www.nlfindia.com National Liver Foundation]: Voluntary, non-profit organization that focuses on liver diseases, including hepatitis-based ones. Address: Opp. Jaslok Hospital, 303, Doctor House, Peddar Road, Mumbai, 400026. Indiadrshahsamir@gmail.com. nationalliverfoundation@gmail.com. https://www.facebook.com/pages/National-Liver-Foundation/271380019563854. T: +91 2223 535 591. M: +91 9819 563 416 | |||
===Costs=== | ===Costs=== | ||