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 …
as soon as hiv is confirmed, aggressive medication is probably the best way of fighting aids, suggests research at the Massachusetts General Hospital and the Harvard Medical School in the us . This strategy allows the immune system to develop specialised immune cells that attack the virus. Researchers studied treatment …
the discount scheme recently introduced by five leading pharmaceutical companies for aids drugs in developing countries is just a charade, reports the International Herald Tribune . The companies had pledged to bring down the prices of patented aids drugs. But it seems this has not happened except for in some …
Developing countries now account for half of all anti-dumping actions, states a recent report of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Between 1995 and 1999, which were the first five years of operation of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), developing nations accounted for 47 per cent of …
The Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) epidemic will pose many problems for Pakistan in the future, though as of now the number of recorded cases is not alarming. According to several non-governmental organisations, immediate actions needs to be taken by the government to educate people about the importance of safe …
Thailand has sharply reduced its spending on Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome ( aids ) prevention. This could have drastic effects on the country, which until now had achieved success in controlling the spread of the aids virus, warn experts. Spending on aids in 1999 was just us $37.9 million as …
amidst the gloom cast by the knowledge that there is very little hope of survival for the increasing number of people with hiv/aids, there is some good news. At least in respect to transmitting the virus to their spouses. A recently-published study claims that hiv -infected people are less likely …
don corleone was probably the most popular citizen in the us when Hollywood made the film The Godfather . He used to make people offers they couldn't refuse. If they did they wound up dead. In the case of Africa, the local people and the government have been made an …
of late , there has been a great deal of activity connected with aids awareness and control. Yet, it seems that all sponsored, funded and media-hyped activities do not translate into specific guidelines or mandatory protocols when a seropositive hiv case is identified. Identification of such a case takes place …
The South African government has severely criticised an offer of Pfizer Incorporation, a pharmaceutical company, to supply a powerful and expensive drug called Diflucan free of cost. Diflucan is used to treat a deadly AIDS-related infection. According to government officials, the offer is too restrictive to be of much benefit …
with a confused leadership providing no able direction, frustration and alarm is growing at the rampant spread of aids throughout South Africa. And the announcement by five of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies offering to slash prices of hiv drugs in developing countries has done little to mitigate the suffering. …
A new cheap, oral aids vaccine in presently being developed at the University of Maryland's Institute of Human Virology in the us. According to Dr Robert Gallo, co-discoverer of the virus and head of the institute, the drug is expected to undergo human tests in Uganda in as little as …
two separate incidents have recently shown the sorry state of governance in India. One happened in Almora, Uttar Pradesh, while the other occurred in Gujarat. Both are states ruled by the Bharatiya Janata Party ( bjp ). Although on two different planks, both the events throw light on the intolerant …
first-hand accounts of scientific breakthroughs always make interesting reading. Luc Montagnier's account of the fascinating discovery of the cause of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome ( aids) is no exception. In the early 1980s, there was growing evidence about the existence of the virus which was later held responsible for causing …
till the Seventies, Goa was one of the hippie capitals of the world, with the disenchanted "flower-children" of the West living out their version of "nirvana" on a few of North Goa's golden-sand beaches. The decade between 1968-1978 was a time when the exotic locales of Goa attracted tourists in …
deputy chairperson of the planning commission K C Pant inaugurated the second phase of the National aids Control Project and urged all sections of society to address one of the biggest health challenges facing the country. As cases of aids infections in India are likely to increase threefold to 10 …
in the last 18 years, hiv or the human immunodeficiency virus has evolved into a major health concern. As many as 11 drugs and drug combinations have been pursued to suppress the development of hiv- related disease, only to help those infected with the virus live longer, more productive lives. …
After World War II, average life expectancy rates have been increasing all over the world. This means a person born today will live 20 years longer than a person born in 1950. However, in African nations like Zimbabwe and Botswana the situation is very different. Life expectancy has been dipping …
More and more people belonging to the labour force are becoming victims of aids in Zambia and other young African nations. This was disclosed recently by the Zambian minister David Saviye at the International Conference on aids and std in Africa. He said hiv and aids was also stifling economic …
aids is on the increase among students living in Mumbai, especially in Navi Mumbai area. Experts and doctors say the incidence of aids has risen to alarming levels in recent times. At the Mahatma Gandhi Mission (mgm) Hospital, the city's only aids centre, 761 new cases of hiv were reported …
