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 …
GUWAHATI: As a part of its global awareness initiative, the Northeast Digestive and Liver Foundation has started an aggressive campaign across the Northeast to combat the deadly virus of Hepatitis B. A team of specialists will be working towards spreading information about the deadly virus and educating people on how …
The International Labour Organization (ILO) believes adopting a national HIV/ AIDS policy is essential for an overall prevention and education strategy in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka has a low rate of HIV infections in the Asian region, with 3,000 infected individuals living with the HIV/AIDS virus. HIV prevalence among adults …
Sri Lanka will launch the first National Policy on HIV and AIDS in work places today, a Health Ministry spokesman said. The Labour and Labour Relations Ministry and the Health Ministry have jointly implemented the policy which was officially endorsed by the Cabinet in December 2010. The key feature of …
DIMAPUR: HIV prevalence rate in Nagaland has come down to 0.78 per cent since December 2010 from a prevalence rate of 1.27 per cent on October 2010 - a drop of 0.49 per cent. A major concern, however, is that sexual route of transmission has gone up to 89 per …
Two new studies released on Wednesday add to the growing body of evidence that taking a daily pill containing one or two AIDS drugs can keep an uninfected person from catching the fatal human immunodeficiency virus. The studies were the first to show protection in heterosexuals; the only earlier one …
p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Gilead Sciences has become the first pharmaceutical company to set up a licensing agreement with the recently-established Medicines Patent Pool (MPP), in a move aimed toward increasing access in developing countries to drugs that treat HIV and Hepatitis B. The landmark deal was announced yesterday, …
Calling for a multi-sectoral approach to respond to the HIV/AIDS epidemic, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday said there should be greater integration of resources in dealing with the problem. Inaugurating a two-day national convention of zilla parishad chairpersons and mayors on HIV/AIDS, organised by the Forum of Parliamentarians on …
Certain Strains Of Stomach Bacteria Safe To Be Used In Humans As Edible Antidote Melbourne: Australian scientists claim to be on the verge of developing a revolutionary vaccine which can be consumed with food instead of being injected. According to a report by AAP news agency, clinical trials led by …
A three-year campaign intended to expand testing for H.I.V. and get people into treatment turned up more than 18,000 adults who were not aware that they were infected, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported last week. Over all, some 2.7 million H.I.V. tests were performed between October …
An experimental tuberculosis shot for children works best when it is not given with other vaccines, a new study has found. The finding raises concerns because doctors working in Africa prefer to give babies as many vaccines as possible at once.
MUMBAI: An internal evaluation by the country's nodal AIDS body NACO ( National Aids Control Organization) has found non-governmental organizations in the city and parts of the state unable to meet key parameters to prevent spread of HIV or AIDS. The assessment rated most of their projects as 'failures'. At …
4,531 men, 3,403 women and 25 transgenders had tested HIV positive In 2010, Coimbatore was in second place Awareness programme to be conducted COIMBATORE: Coimbatore district has 8,359 HIV positive people, including 17 prisoners, Collector M. Karunakaran said on Thursday. Speaking at a meeting of the District Welfare Co-ordination Committee …
Scientists Believe The Compound They Stumbled Upon Off The Rameswaram Coast Will Help Treat TB, HIV Chennai: For years, scientists at the Tuberculosis Research Centre (TRC) here have been digging in deserts and under the sea hoping to unearth chemical compounds that had the potential to be developed into drugs …
A molecule extracted from a marine micro-organism, found off the coast of Rameshwaram, could potentially be the next biggest development in treating TB and HIV, claimed researchers here on Wednesday. Offering new hope to those living with HIV as well as TB patients, a group of scientists from the Tuberculosis …
JAIPUR: Member of Parliament and chairman of the Parliamentary Forum for HIV/AIDS Oscar Fernandes on Monday said that around 40% of the people living with HIV/AIDS are less than 15-year-old in the state. State legislators and experts on AIDS expressing their concern during the seminar held at the Birla Auditorium, …
