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 …
Breakthroughs in HIV research have encouraged the scientific community into looking for clues that can eventually shape up into an AIDS vaccine. Scientists are optimistic about discovering potent antibodies against variants of the virus.
Measles remains an important cause of child mortality, although the numbers of measles-related deaths has decreased during the last decade through childhood immunisation programmes and follow-up measles vaccine campaigns. In 2005, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) launched a global plan to further reduce …
KATHMANDU, FEB 09 - The government has brought in HIV/AIDS National Policy and STI-2011 (sexually transmitted infections) to effectively run HIV and STI programmes and rehabilitate people living with HIV/AIDS. The policy aims to secure the rights of people living with HIV/AIDS by minimising stigmas and discrimination they face. The …
Aizawl, Feb 4 – Extramarital and unprotected sex was the cause of the spread of HIV/AIDS in Mizoram, officials of State AIDS Control Society said here today. Dr Zothankhuma, Deputy Director of Mizoram State AIDS Control Society said that more than 67.86 per cent of the fresh HIV cases detected …
This is set to become a landmark case for the Indian pharmaceutical industry—and for patients. When Natco Pharma of Hyderabad wrote to Pfizer, the world’s largest drugs manufacturer, that it wanted a voluntary licence (VL) to make a low-cost version of its antiretroviral drug maraviroc, it was setting the stage …
Thiruvananthapuram: The State Women's Commission's proposal to the State government to consider framing laws for making pre-marital HIV testing compulsory has drawn flak from various quarters for being
Over 19,000 people have tested positive for the deadly human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in Madhya Pradesh in the last six years, sources said on Sunday. An official of the Madhya Pradesh State AIDS Control Society (MPSACS) said, "Samples of 8,90,984 suspected persons were tested for HIV in the State between …
After the battling increasing number of cases of HIV, Tihar Jail authorities are bracing for a fight against Hepatitis C. In 2008, when screening was introduced, 261 of the 742 screened inmates tested positive for Hepatitis C. In comparison, about 201 of the 2,540 inmates screened for HIV tested positive, …
The Kerala Women's Commission has recommended to the State government to pass a resolution or to frame laws, if necessary, to make pre-marital HIV testing compulsory in the State. The Commission's recommendation, which has been listed prominently in its latest annual report, was forwarded to the government following a sample …
Catholic fundamentalists in the US claimed victory in their attempt to cleanse the art world of what they see as offensive use of religious images. On November 30 they forced the National Portrait Gallery in Washington to remove a video on AIDS from an exhibition on sexuality. The Catholic League, …
The crowd broke into laughter as Margot Parapar said, “Now the human body is divided into five parts: head, trunk, upper and lower limbs, and condom”. Cuban drag queen-cum-comedian-cumhealth promoter Oliver Alarcón includes HIV/AIDS prevention messages in his shows. “I try to put my message into accessible language so it …
If the record at the District Public Health Office, Achham, is anything to go by, the situation of HIV infection is grim in this far-western district. The district has recorded 1,053 known cases of HIV ever since the screening for the virus began six years ago. The retrovirus that hits …
Mix Of Chemotherapy, Radiation And Stem-Cell Transplants Helps Man Get Rid Of HIV Infection Berlin: German researchers are reporting that they may have cured a man of HIV infection, using a mix of high-dose chemotherapy, radiation and stem-cell transplant. If true, that would represent a scientific advance, but not necessarily …
Assam is ready to fight the menace of HIV/AIDS with greater efficacy with a Blood Mobile vehicle and six Blood Transportation Vans to speed up the voluntary blood donation in a safer way in the State. The Blood Mobile vehicle and the Blood Transportation Vans have been procured by the …
Aarti Dhar Wider access to anti-retroviral therapy reduced AIDS casualties Children account for 3.5 % of all infections NEW DELHI: Even though the overall HIV infection prevalence rate has shown a 50 per cent decline during the past decade in India, among the States, Manipur continues to top the list …
New Delhi: Oveall HIV prevelance in the country has declined but, in some of the low prevailing states including Meghalaya it has shown an increasing trend, latest official data said here on Thursday. Among the states, Manipur has shown the highest estimated adult HIV prevalence of 1.40%, followed by Andhra …
Pune At National AIDS Research Institute, the search for an AIDS vaccine continues. After several setbacks, studies worldwide are now showing encouraging findings to fight the virus. At Pune
Goa has seen a drop in the number of HIV cases detected in the last three years, even as those coming forward for getting themselves checked for the disease has gone up three-fold. This was revealed by Project Director Goa State Aids Control Society Dr Pradeep Padwal at a function …
