07-13-2004, 07:20 AM
<b>38 percent Indians with HIV fear losing jobs </b>
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>In India, an estimated five million people are living with HIV/AIDS</b>, while globally around 36.5 million people of working age have HIV, according to the first study on the impact of the disease on the world of work.
"HIV/AIDS is not only a human crisis, it is a threat to sustainable global, social and economic development," said ILO Director-General Juan Somavia on the study being presented at a global conference on AIDS being held in Bangkok July 11-16.
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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>In India, an estimated five million people are living with HIV/AIDS</b>, while globally around 36.5 million people of working age have HIV, according to the first study on the impact of the disease on the world of work.
"HIV/AIDS is not only a human crisis, it is a threat to sustainable global, social and economic development," said ILO Director-General Juan Somavia on the study being presented at a global conference on AIDS being held in Bangkok July 11-16.
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