Since India’s first reported case in 1986, HIV/AIDS has spread rapidly. Globally India is second to South Africa, with an estimated 5.21 million living with HIV in December 2005. Unless arrested, the disease could wipe out the economic and social progress made since Independence and could place future prospects of development in serious doubt. The authors argue that the private sector must be effectively engaged for the successful management of curative services for outpatients.
(N K Singh will resume his column on July 23), T N Srinivasan & Roger Noll
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