Bangladesh is said to be one of the very few countries in South East Asia which is least affected by AIDS. As a very densely populated country, however, it is not unlikely that the curse of Aids will spread here also quite fast and in an epidemic from unless effective steps are taken urgently to prevent the spread of the curse. May I suggest the following or similar steps that will go a long way to achieving the goal:
(a) The Health Ministry should notify all registered practitioners under registered post with A/D to notify the ministry as soon as AIDS is detected in any of their patients, also indicating the full names and permanent and temporary addresses.
(b) On having been informed of the name and addresses of any AIDS patient, the ministry should immediately contact the victim and persuade him or her to undergo vasectomy or ligation, as the case may be, as soon as possible, completely free of cost and, as an encouragement, with an additional monetary reward. The victim should be assured that the operation will take a very short time and will be totally harmless and, more importantly, that it will not adversely affect any of the patient's normal bodily functions.