Abstract:

This initiative aims to create well-characterised cohorts of high-risk HIV-uninfected individuals, including Exposed-seronegative individuals, as well as diverse groups of HIV-infected individuals, such as those with Early HIV-infection, HIV-infected adults with and without comorbidities, and HIV-infected children. Additionally, it seeks to establish a state-of-the-art biorepository housing biological specimens collected from these cohorts and other prospective and retrospective studies in India. Furthermore, the project aims to develop a comprehensive national HIV/AIDS database integrating clinical, laboratory, socio-demographic, and research data, providing a unified digital platform for epidemiological analyses, generating new research inquiries, and conducting advanced immuno-biological analyses.