Health Ministry Implements HIV AIDS Act 2017 

The HIV AIDS (prevention and control) Act 2017 was implementated September 10 onwards, announced the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday.

Rajya Sabha passed the bill in March that criminalises discrimination against patients suffering acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), a condition caused by Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), which attacks and weakens the body’s immune system. Here is all you need to know about the act: