According to a latest research conducted by one NGO , SURAT City has almost 40% of the AIDS Patients in the Gujarat State.

According to a survey by NGO Network of people living with HIV/AIDS, of the 6,000 plus AIDS patients on record in the state, as many as 2,700 are in Surat district.

Localities like Varaccha, Katargam, Udhna, Limbayat and Pandesara in Surat city and Kamrej and Bardoli talukas in rural Surat have higher incidence, he added.

Source: Sandesh / Times of India