Mobile medical unit for HIV affected

Tamil Nadu Aids Control Society would introduce a mobile medical unit for HIV positive and AIDS-affected people in the district.

District Collector N Mathivanan said the van with all necessary facilities would visit the residences of the patients and provide necessary medicines and clinical help.

He said out of the 127 ART centres in the state, 33 were in Salem district.

He said recent clinical tests conducted upon around 30,000 people in the district, had found that 232 were inflicted by AIDS.

Apart from providing a monthly assistance of Rs 400 each, loans were also sanctioned for livelihood purposes.