As per the repots of a leading NGO, the AIDS is one of the major problems of health that the state of Maharashtra has to conquer. AS per the statistics, the AIDS cases in the state of Maharashtra are on a high since the past three years. In the year 2007, around one lakh cases were registered in Maharashtra which is almost a quarter of the total cases of the cases in the nation.
The fact is that Maharashtra is among the Indian states where the trade of sex is on a high. As per the national organization of the control of AIDS, Maharashtra is on a high with 14 districts of the state among the 49 in India where the prevalence of the virus is extremely high.
As per the research that was conducted by the bill and Melinda gates foundation on this issue, the Aids virus is more prevalent among the employees of the hotels that are followed by the drivers and the employed. As per the revelations of this organization, it has been found that the truck drivers bought the virus to the villages of their birth.
The stunning revelation says that the disease is not confined only to the sex workers but has deeply penetrated into the general population. The disease has equally spread to the rural and urban areas of Maharashtra. Latur, jalgaon, sangli and chandrapur are on a high alert.
