Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Network of People Living With HIV/AIDS & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 24/02/2025. The Supreme Court (SC), February 24, 2025 has directed all states to file their affidavits addressing concerns raised about antiretroviral therapy (ART) drugs …
DIBRUGARH: National Rural Health Mission, Tinsukia observed World AIDS Day with a day-long programme on Dec 1. The day’s program started with a rally, originating from the Dakbunglow, where health workers and health officials of NRHM, members of different NGOs and other dignitaries participated. It was followed by a district …
Five years ago, HIV was one of the 20 top causes of death in the armed forces, seventh leading cause of death in the Army and the second most prevalent reason of death in the Navy. Today, according to the the Director General of Armed Forces Medical Services (DGAFMS), there …
120,000 new HIV infections were reported in 2009. The 12th five-year plan will strive for a 60 per cent reduction in new Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections by 2017. The plan document will also incorporate recommendations of a Planning Commission working group constituted to suggest measures to strengthen AIDS control …
Two to three HIV/AIDS cases are reported every week in Sri Lanka, research reveals. A total of 1,388 HIV/AIDS positive cases had been identified in the country by the end of second quarter of 2011. At the end of 2010 there were 1,317 cases. Nearly 250 people have died due …
BHUBANESWAR: With the World AIDS Day theme of ‘Getting to Zero’, the State Government on Thursday started a number of initiatives to meet the goal of “zero new HIV infections, zero discrimination and zero AIDS-related deaths” in the State. At a function organised to mark the event, Health and Family …
US President Barack Obama on Thursday added $50 million to fight AIDS in the United States and launched efforts to treat two million more people abroad. "We can beat this disease," Obama said at an event to mark World AIDS Day which included speeches by satellite from former presidents Bill …
The United Nations released what are probably the most optimistic figures on AIDS since the disease was first identified. New infections have fallen drastically, mainly through the use of drugs that can stop people passing on the virus. (Editorial)
Over five years after the Union health ministry finalised the draft of the HIV/AIDS Bill, it is likely to see the light of day. On Thursday, World AIDS Day, health minister Ghul-am Nabi Azad said the government would soon enact legislation to end discrimination against HIV/AIDS patients. The draft bill …
GUWAHATI: On the occasion of World AIDS Day, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi assured that the government may soon take initiatives to provide affordable treatments to the patients who have been suffering from HIV-HCV co-infection. The theme of this year’s World AIDS Day is ‘Getting to zero-new HIV infection, zero-discrimination …
HIV has claimed more than 25 million lives over the past three decades while about 7 million HIV infected people all over the world are still waiting for access to the treatment of the disease. According to the latest report by the WHO, UNICEF and UNAIDS, increased access to HIV …
Tens of thousands of HIV-affected households in Asia are facing ‘irreversible poverty’ because of the cost of living with the disease, with women and children hardest hit, a UN report said Thursday. Catastrophic healthcare costs and the loss of employment opportunities due to widespread discrimination mean that many HIV-positive households …
The number of People Living With HIV/AIDS in Nepal has decreased by 14,000 in the past four years, states a report. Bi-yearly counting put the number of HIV/AIDS-infected at around 70,000 in 2007, National Centre for AIDS and STD Control said while making public a report yesterday. The number went …
President Barack Obama called Thursday for an intensified fight against HIV/AIDS, directing an extra $50 million to the care and treatment of patients domestically and significantly raising the U.S. goal for the number of people globally who would receive lifesaving drugs in the next two years. The pledges, though involving …
The prevalence is 18 per cent in South India, says UNAIDS report India houses half of Asia's HIV patients and is way ahead of China in disease burden. It also finds a place in the list of 22 countries prioritised for preventing mother to child transmission infection, according to the …
60 pc of the affected are in the age group of 20 to 45 years The number of persons infected with HIV is increasing in Hassan district. Even as the district prepares to observe World AIDS Day today, Channarayapatna has become the capital of HIV infected persons in the district. …
Thirty years after the first reported case of human infection with the HIV virus, the profile of HIV/AIDS is undergoing a transformation from a life-threatening emergency to a manageable chronic disease. New strategies and initiatives have ensured that fewer people are getting infected with the virus, and more infected people …
Men who have sex with men (MSM) in India are disproportionately likely to be HIV-infected, and face distinct psychosocial challenges. Understanding the unique socio-cultural issues of MSM in India and how they relate to HIV risk could maximize the utility of future prevention efforts. This review discusses: (i) the importance …
AHMEDABAD: An all-India survey conducted ahead of 'World AIDS Day' on Thursday indicates that maximum incidence of HIV in both men and women was reported in age group of under 30 years. A total 9,18,277 people were screened for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) presence in eight major cities - Ahmedabad, …
An encouraging trend is emerging in Pune where adoptive Indian families are showing greater willingness to accept HIV-affected children who are negative but had HIV-positive parents. Officials at SOFOSH (Society of Friends of Sassoon Hospital), one of the leading adoption centres in Pune, say they have managed about four to …
