November 4, 2011

Data that once provided the organization to combat AIDS   shocked many: more than 8% pregnant   Indian women were struck syphilis . Today their number has declined and is around 1%. As you might have noticed, India has become the way of the elimination of the most dangerous diseases, and is successfully moving in this direction.

Also, in recent years the country is actively fighting with another infectious disease that is transmitted through sexual contact - with chancroid . Improving the situation, according to experts, due to the fact that in India there was a possibility of opening more clinics. For example, private medical clinics, there are about 4500, and public hospitals - only 1000, the number of which in recent years has increased by 2 times. By the way, this unfavorable situation in India with treatment infections, sexually transmitted infections According to experts, due to the lack of public funds for treatment in private hospitals, while the state stand in long lines, and their level is often poor.

Despite a significant decline in the incidence of infections, sexually transmitted infections, India still ranks first in their prevalence. The new program, which should start at the beginning of next year, to be almost completely to cope with the spread of syphilis in India, especially among people who are part of the potential risk groups: prostitutes, transsexuals, homosexuals, drug addicts, etc.