The government is committed to making Karnataka an AIDS-free State by 2030, says Dinesh Gundu Rao

Key Points

1. Karnataka aims to be AIDS-free by 2030.
2. 1,16,200 people in Karnataka died since 2004 due to lack of proper HIV treatment.
3. HIV spreads through unsafe sexual contact and shared use of contaminated needles.
4. The state has 442 Integrated Counselling and Testing Centres.
5. 94 ART centers operate in district government hospitals and some private medical colleges.
6. 290 Link ART centres are functioning in taluk-level hospitals.