Building on the success of the Pulse Polio programme, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has begun work on total eradication of new HIV cases and aims to achieve this target by 2030. The BMC and the Mumbai District AIDS Control Society (MDACS) have jointly sought permission from the National Aids Control Organisation (NACO) for the treatment of all HIV-positive cases. Currently, only those HIV-positive patients showing co-morbid conditions or those diagnosed with AIDS are put on medication.
This move comes after Mayor Snehal Ambekar signed the Paris Declaration last week on fast-tracking cities’ fight against AIDS.

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