27,963 people afflicted with AIDS in Maharashtra: Minister
Maharashtra Health Minister Deepak Sawant on Friday stated that 27,963 people have been afflicted with AIDS in the state as of 2017-18. Under the government's 'Treat All Policy', Antiretroviral Therapy is being made available immediately to HIV patients, he said. The number of AIDS patients in the state has reduced by 0.7%, Sawant added. n