Overview
- The government says more than 1.14 lakh people receive free HIV testing and antiretroviral care through 127 testing sites and 33 ART centres.
- Health minister C Damodar Raja Narasimha led rallies and human chains to spread accurate information on HIV and cited the 2017 law that makes discrimination a crime.
- A three-day screening camp opened at Chanchalguda Jail for HIV, tuberculosis and other conditions, with specialist prison health camps set to run every three months.
- The state advanced emergency care by laying a 100-bed critical care block in Kondapur, planning 109 highway trauma centres, expanding 108 ambulances and developing 31 critical care blocks.
- AIIMS Bibinagar marked its third Foundation Day with events that highlighted tuberculosis research and other public-health priorities.