Over 200 inmates across 31 Assam jails test positive for HIV in 4 months

As many as 31 Assam jails recorded 226 HIV-positive cases between April and July, with injecting drug use linked to nearly 95% of them. Of the 226 HIV-positive inmates, 202 are receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART). "Due to...injecting drug use behaviour, drugs are injected outside the prison and get detected while regular screening of HIV in prison setup," an official said.