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Amid increasing interest implicit the rising HIV cases successful the Northeast, Mizoram Health Minister Lalrinpuii stressed the request for a behavioural attack arsenic the archetypal enactment of defence against caller infections.
Addressing the North-East Multimedia Campaign (Red Fest) successful Aizawl connected Friday (February 6, 2026), the Minister called for a renewed absorption connected the ABC attack — abstinence, being faithful to 1 partner, and close and accordant usage of condoms, which she described arsenic the astir effectual method to forestall and control HIV transmission.
"The ABC attack remains the halfway rule successful our combat against HIV. Returning to these basics is indispensable to guarantee a risk-free aboriginal for our youth," Ms. Lalrinpuii said.
The lawsuit was jointly organised by the Mizoram State AIDS Control Society (MSACS) and the National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) to beforehand HIV/AIDS consciousness crossed the Northeastern States.
The Minister said, “The run aims to amended young radical astir HIV/AIDS, promote steadfast lifestyles and risk-free behaviour, guarantee easier entree to attraction for those affected, and destruct stigma associated with the disease.”
Expressing interest implicit the precocious HIV prevalence successful the region, Ms. Lalrinpuii urged Northeastern States to intensify corporate efforts arsenic a shared committedness to halt further dispersed of the infection.
"The Northeastern States proceed to grounds the highest HIV prevalence successful the country. With unity, sustained effort, and hope, controlling HIV/AIDS is an achievable goal," she said.
Chief Secretary Khilli Ram Meena, who was besides contiguous astatine the event, said favoritism continues to beryllium a large obstruction to HIV investigating and treatment.
"Collective work and empathy are indispensable to gathering a nine wherever radical surviving with HIV tin unrecorded with dignity and adjacent opportunity," Mr. Meena said.
“Mizoram, Nagaland, and Manipur are the lone States successful the state with HIV prevalence rates adjacent oregon exceeding 1%, making them the highest-burden States nationally,” officials said.
“Despite improvements successful preventive measures, Mizoram continues to grounds the highest big HIV prevalence complaint successful the state astatine 2.73%, compared to the nationalist mean of 0.20%,” they said.
However, the State has witnessed a dependable diminution successful caller HIV infections since 2018. Mizoram besides improved its presumption successful the nationalist HIV prevention ranking, climbing from 5th spot successful 2024-25 to 3rd successful 2025-26, they added.
