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 The majority of the HIV infections (87.7%) are in the age group of 15-44 years.
86 % of the HIV infections are through the sexual route
The first case of HIV in India was reported in 1986.
Over the past 25 years, nearly 25 million people have died from AIDS worldwide.
In 2007, 420,000 children under age 15 were infected with HIV and 290,000 died of AIDS worldwide.
In India, the prevalence rate for adult females is 0.29 percent, while for males it is 0.43 percent
Among Injecting Drug Users (IDUs), the HIV prevalence is as high as 8.71 percent, while it is 5.69 percent and 5.38 percent among Men who have Sex with Men (MSM) and Female Sex Workers (FSWs), respectively.
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Welcome to IHAT
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 About IHAT
India Health Action Trust – IHAT is a registered secular trust founded in the year 2003 working in the states of Karnataka, Rajasthan and undertaking short term projects in other regions of the country. Started in partnership with the University of Manitoba, Canada, IHAT is dedicated to health seeking behaviour among vulnerable communities, supporting programs in the area of health, particularly reproductive health and promoting research activities on field. IHAT also provides technical support to the State AIDS Control Societies (SACS) for capacity building and scaling up of programmes which includes providing technical assistance for planning, preparation, implementation and management of the National AIDS Control Programme.
India Health Action Trust (IHAT) was established primarily to support public health initiatives in India. IHAT has partnered with with other institutions such as University of Manitoba, Karnataka Health Promotion Trust, State Institute of Health and Family Welfare (SIHFW), Rajasthan, 'Bal Raksha, Save the Children', Bharat, Rajasthan and UNICEF.
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