After the Government Doon Medical College (GDMC) hospital and Sushila Tiwari government hospital, Haldwani, the HIV positive patients can now avail treatment at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Rishikesh. The National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) has recognized AIIMS- Rishikesh as an Anti Retroviral Therapy (ART) center.
The AIIMS Rishikesh Director, Ravikant said that with proper medical care, an HIV-infected person can also live a healthy life for a long time. “If taken at the right time, ART helps prevent HIV infection from mother to newborn baby and due to exposure to infected needles. This therapy increases both quality of life and longevity. With the introduction of this facility, HIV infected persons living in Tehri, Uttarkashi, Rudraprayag, Chamoli and Pauri districts besides Rishikesh and surrounding areas will get benefitted,’’ he said.