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 All will be brought on board to conduct NC general… Twelve houses gutted in fire in Nawalparasi Dissemination of misleading contents doesn’t serve FoE spirit: Minister Timilsina RSP to hold district convention from April 28 Home Ministry issues nine-point directive for administrative reforms Government focuses on good governance, prosperity: Minister Khanal Top Headlines Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative1 Nepali Congress provides financial assistance for Samba’s treatment2 Jagdamba Group Chairman Shankar Agrawal Arrested3 PM Karki addresses 61st Session of Human Rights Council: Reaffirms Nepal’s unflinching commitment to advancing human rights4 Govt declares three-day public holiday of election5 We will return the savings of cooperative victims within 100 days : Rabi Lamichhane6 NC President Thapa expresses sorrow over Dhading bus accident7 Two Offices Under Ministry of Communication to Be Abolished8 TRENDING Once on the Margins, Women Diplomats Are Now Making Their Mark in Nepal’s Foreign Service Sector What Makes Prithivi Narayan Shah a Philosopher and a Truly Democratic King? National Poet Madhav Prasad Ghimire no more Why Are Boys Unexpressive? Hungry people out on streets, but the government nowhere to be seen Nepal Army opens investigation into case of captains thrashing soldier in Congo Nearly three dozen Chinese manufacturers show interest in supplying electric buses to Nepali government The envisioned Defense University and its rationale