'Dear Dr Harsh Vardhan, This is to say I feel for your cause, and how difficult it must be to tackle such a grave problem in a difficult country such as ours. After all, which country wants an AIDS epidemic? And look at how everyone, including the WHO, is struggling worldwide. And after all, what have they managed thus far save feebly suggest that safe sex, or condom use, may be one way out of this global crisis.
"The Union Health Minister, Dr Harsh Vardhan has said that he would like the government to focus more on promoting the ‘integrity of the sexual relationship between husband and wife’, which was part of Indian culture, to create awareness about AIDS and HIV rather than promote usage of condoms.
'India’s new health minister, Dr. Harsh Vardhan, has said that he would like to see a change in the way that the government promotes awareness of AIDS and H.I.V., with more emphasis on “promoting the integrity of the sexual relationship between husband and wife,” which he said was “part of our culture.”
“The thrust of the AIDS campaign should not only be on the use of condoms,” he said in a telephone interview last week. “This sends the wrong message that you can have any kind of illicit sexual relationship, but as long as you’re using a condom, it’s fine.”..
