गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ 799 HIV infected taking ART Nepal 799 HIV infected taking ART KathmanduPati December 13, 2020 DOTI – A total of 799 people infected with HIV/AIDS are taking regular Anti-retroviral Treatment in the district. The district has reported 994 people living with HIV/AIDS but only 799 are taking regular ART service. However, the number of infected is on the decline since the past few years in Doti, according to the District Health Office. Majority of the infected are those returning from work in India, and their spouses. In the fiscal year 2073/74, 40 new infections were reported while the number went down to 35 in F/Y 2074/75 and to 29 in 2075/76, according to the Office chief Ramesh Malasi. Doti is the third highest district in the far-west in terms of number of infected. Kailali and Accham are first and second respectively. In Doti, so far 172 people have died of HIV/AIDS.RSS Write your comments RELATED NEWS Kathmandu again ranked world’s most polluted city with AQI 162 ‘Nepal will lend full-fledged support to enable UN’ Lalitpur forest fire: Another injured also dies Pollution rises in Kathmandu, people urged to wear masks Nepal’s approach to population and development is right-based: DPM Yadav Communications Minister expresses grief over fire incident in Rajpur Hadbas Top Headlines Nepal, India sign long-term agreement on electricity export, materializing MoU reached during PM’s visit1 NC, Maoist Centre discuss about NA election2 1.3 kilos of gold confiscated from TIA3 Govt. forms former-judge Poudel led probe commission to investigate Balkumari incident4 Dhakal recommended as SC chief registrar5 Manpower agency owner arrested for cheating more than Rs 1.9 million6 President expresses concern over ’emptying’ villages for lack of employment opportunities7 PM Dahal stresses on developing innovative agricultural system8 TRENDING Pathao, Tootle resume ride sharing services after authorities relax lockdown What Makes Prithivi Narayan Shah a Philosopher and a Truly Democratic King? The Role of the Nepalese Army in Strategic Road Projects UPAYA CITY CARGO LAUNCHES Version 3.0 National Poet Madhav Prasad Ghimire no more Public Relations for a Soldier Nepal Army initiates investigation into case of financial irregularities by Lieutenant Colonel Janmat Karki Army Day : Five facts about Nepal’s ‘blue helmets’ in UN-peacekeeping missions