09-25-2005, 04:25 PM
<b>HIV test for military recruits: Kalam</b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->SHILLONG: After the deaths of some 200 soldiers due to AIDS in the past two years, President APJ Abdul Kalam has said that all new recruits to the armed forces would be tested for the HIV virus.
5.134 million people were estimated to be infected with the HIV virus in 2004 in India, second only to South Africa which has the world's highest HIV/AIDS cases
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Government records show that more than 300 soldiers are currently infected with the HIV virus. HIV testing could start in October according to sources.
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5.134 million people were estimated to be infected with the HIV virus in 2004 in India, second only to South Africa which has the world's highest HIV/AIDS cases
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Government records show that more than 300 soldiers are currently infected with the HIV virus. HIV testing could start in October according to sources.
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