HIV

First verified case of HIV is from a blood sample taken in 1959 from a man in

Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic Of Congo

1981: Few cases of rare disease were being reported among men in NY/California

AIDS was known as Kaposi Sarcoma and Pneumocystis Carnii Pneumonia

1986 the first known case of HIV in India was diagnosed in Chennai  

Dr Suniti Solomon identified the first case of HIV in India

Posthumous Padmashri given to Dr Suniti Solomon in 2017

HIV: What Is Known

People Living With HIV, 2015

India (2015)

HIV Prevalence across Indian States

India has the third largest HIV epidemic in the World

Snapshot