According to a latest study, a large scale HIV prevention program has played significant role in saving huge Indian population, more than 100,000 people against infection.

The programme was carried out between 2003 and 2005 in no less than six states across India and imparted maximum possible knowledge regarding needle exchange, performing sex safely, free condom distribution as well as other vital interventions in order to approach most susceptible people grouped under high risk group.

In addition, the programme was tailored with a focus to spread awareness about the disease among truck drivers as well as prostitutes who are likely to enjoy sex with multiple partners. Besides these, drug users tends to make use of injections and men who likes to have sex with men only are also believed to have higher risk of HIV.

The campaign organizers have outlined the program in order to minimize the HIV infection rate among the general population.

"There is substantial evidence that most new HIV infections in India arise from sex work, so taking sex work seriously means it will generate benefits”, explained the Director of the Centre for Global Health Research in Canada, Dr. Prabhat Jha.