Some 4.58 million Indians are HIV positive, although unofficial estimates put the figure at closer to six million. The figure gives India the largest HIV-positive population after South Africa. CBCNEI is the apex body representing about 6,000 Baptist churches in the seven North-Eastern states. The seven North-Eastern states have an estimated 100,000 HIV-positive patients. The disease may further spread because of the region’s acute drug problem. Proximity to heroin-producing “Golden Triangle” of Laos, Myanmar and Thailand has made the North-East an easy prey. Unofficial estimates have put the number of regular intravenous drug users in the region at up to 300,000 — a key cause of HIV infection in this part of the country. According to S. I Ahmed, chairman of the Assam AIDS Prevention Society, a community healthcare group, that sharing of needles by drug users in the NE rather than promiscuous sex has led to a quantum increase in the number of AIDS cases.CBCNEI workers are visiting every house in every village to spread awareness about AIDS . “AIDS and drug addiction have taken a very heavy toll on youths in the NE and hence we decided to shift our attention said CBCNEI officials.