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Kerala
women's panel wants HIV test before marriage
Monday January 10, 2011 01:14:27 PM,
IANS
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Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala Women's Commission (KWC)
has asked the state government to pass resolutions and, if
necessary, a law to ensure that all those who get married undergo
an HIV test.
"This is an issue that is affecting the entire humanity and hence
adequate measures have to be taken to safeguard all," KWC
chairperson Justice (retd) D. Sreedevi said.
The commission made the request in the wake of several cases where
men got married in spite of knowing that they were HIV positive.
KWC submitted an annual report with the recommendations to the
state government last week. The panel also asked the government to
support the children of the HIV affected.
According to the Kerala State Aids Control Society (KSACS), a
total of 55,167 people have been infected by HIV/AIDS in the
state.
The HIV prevalence rate in the general population is 0.26 percent,
which is less than the national average of 0.34 percent.
The KWC expects that with the budget session of the Kerala
assembly scheduled for the first week of next month, their demand
will be considered by the government.
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