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Meghalaya considers mandatory pre-marital testing amid HIV rise

Hindustan Times Amritsar

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July 25, 2025

The Meghalaya government is mulling to make HIV testing compulsory before marriage in a bid to tackle its spread after a surge in cases put the state on sixth position in India for HIV prevalence.

- David Laitphlang

At a high-level meeting chaired by deputy chief minister Prestone Tynsong and attended by health minister Mazel Ampareen Lyngdoh, social welfare minister Paul Lyngdoh and eight MLAs from East Khasi Hills on Thursday, the government resolved to formulate a comprehensive policy to combat the the proposed mission-mode strategy.

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