According to the United Nations 2011 Aids Report, every day over 7,400 people are infected with HIV and 5,500 die from AIDS- related illnesses. Fortunately, there has been a 50% decline in the number of new HIV infections in the last 10 years in India. (www.un.org/millenniumgoals/pdf/MDG_FS_6_EN.pdf)
It has been inferred that less than 30 years of age group are the maximum afflicted group. The confirmed cases with HIV infection is between 30 – 40 years of age. It has been observed that HIV infection is predominant in males over females i.e., ratio is 60 : 40 where the former is males and latter is females. Out of the screened positive tests, more than 50% are confirmed cases tested with Western Blot Test for HIV-1 specific & 2. Rate of positivity out of the screened tests is 10 % in Mumbai and Surat but 30 - 40% at other places especially north. (due to the high awareness levels & rise in the number of HIV screenings conducted at Mumbai and Surat than other parts of India)
Commenting on the survey, Dr. Mrs. Jatinder Bhatia, Chief of Lab Services, Projects – North India, Metropolis Healthcare Ltd said,” Globally, the incidence of HIV that was rapidly increasing between 1990-1996 has slowly declined between 1996-2010. Various treatment methods and awareness programs helped in controlling the disease by creating mass awareness, educating people about safe sex and ill effects of HIV infection. As per the recent data, the incidence of HIV is maximum in younger age groups i.e. 20-30 years which is a major concern”.
There have been recent advances across various fields focusing on the prevention, diagnostics & treatment of this life-threatening disease. Overall, globally, with a healthy trend of the declining rate of HIV infections, individuals have become more aware of the ill effects of the disease and therefore are more focused towards working on the preventive measures to combat the disease.
About Metropolis Healthcare
Metropolis Healthcare Ltd. was founded by Dr. Sushil Shah in 1981. The Board of Directors include Dr. Sushil Shah, Metropolis Healthcare is one of the India’s leading multinational chain of diagnostic centers across India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, South Africa and Middle East. It provides around 4500 specialized tests under a single roof ranging from oncology to genetics, molecular biology and immunoassays using best-of-breed and latest diagnostic equipment. Metropolis Healthcare Ltd has also been recently voted as the sole recipient for the Frost & Sullivan - 2010 India Excellence in Healthcare Awards - Diagnostic Services Company of the Year. Ms. Ameera Shah has won prestigious award in 2nd CMO Asia Award as Young Achiever of the year'2011 & Franchisee India - Young Entrepreneur of the year 2011.eHealth World Expo 2011 – has also awarded Metropolis Healthcare Ltd as “Best Jury Award” for ICT enabled diagnostic service provider for the project IT integration of customer service management.
Warburg Pincus, a leading global private equity firm, has recently invested up to $85 million in Metropolis Healthcare Ltd. With 70 State of Art laboratories, Metropolis is a preferred referral center for more than 10000 laboratories, clinicians, hospitals and research institutions across 125 cities India. The CAP, US FDA for the SMO services, NABL accredited and ISO 15189 certified Metropolis chain of laboratories has over 600 collection centers and is a preferred laboratory for providing quality testing to over 50, 000 Doctors across the country. Services include Clinical Referral Laboratory Hospital Laboratory Management, Preventive Health Checkups, Home Health Services, Site Management Services and Clinical Trial
