The staff strength has also to be improved as they have many vaccines yet to be filled up says Suniti Solomon. These staffs are meant to provide neat and tidy surroundings as the treatment for HIV/AIDS mainly demands such an atmosphere. Once this aspect is neglected, then the situation worsens. Frequent washing of floors with disinfectants, washing of bed spreads bed sheets with hot water sprinkled with dettol, enabling patients to be mosquito and fly free are some of the activities to be undertaken. Disposal of hospital wastes too play a vital role.

In the center, the govt. of India, with all vehemence implements the anti AIDS program through National AIDS Control Organization which monitors all programs of India. To attack AIDS, proper data are to be collected to manage the recovery program. Hence the Center for Enquiry into Health and Allied Themes does an excellent job in Delhi to feed the public and the philanthropists about the increasing parasite. The people who are well off never report it to govt. authorities or govt. hospitals and instead they undergo all therapies in private nursing homes secretly. Such figures are not revealed to the public which may exceed several lakhs say the data collection center staff.

National highways in Maharastra, tourist spots in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, TamilNadu, Orissa, and West Bengal cases of AIDS are reported due to floating population who are in contact with prostitutes. Most of the cases are from the age group of 16-45 who are sexually active and economically productive.

In India the total health expenditure is 4.9% of GDP. Child mortality m/f per 1000 is 89/88 and adult mortality m/f per 1000 is 291/222 says the health statisticians. The health service organizations proclaim that HIV/AIDS in India spreads fast due to urban prostitutes, migrant workers, and truck drivers, unsterilised needles in petty nursing homes and in uncared health centers. Blood transfusion has in large number caused AIDS in India, reports a leading physician in the north. Proper testing is lacking before offering blood to a patient.

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