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Singapore recommends adults to test for HIV once in lifetimeSingapore now advises all adults aged 21 and above to get tested for HIV once in their lifetime. This comes after a rise in infections last...- Govt identifies 7 districts in Delhi, 11 in Haryana for priority HIV/AIDS interventionsThe Union Health Ministry is prioritising 219 districts for HIV/AIDS interventions. Haryana and Delhi are key focus areas. The National AID...
- New HIV cases down by 44% since 2010: Anupriya PatelNew annual HIV infections in India have decreased by 44 per cent since 2010, surpassing the global reduction rate of 39 per cent. Union Min...
- HIV infections on the rise in the state: Assam State AIDS Control SocietyASACS added although sexual transmission has always been a main route of HIV transmission in the state, it has been observed that sharing o...
- India can end the HIV/AIDS epidemic by 2030: J P NaddaNadda said that his Ministry has already implemented cut-off level for initiation of Anti Retrieval Therapy (ART) to CD4 count of 500 and i...
- Over 21 lakh Indians living with HIV"As per India HIV estimation 2015 report, an estimated 21.17 lakh people are living with HIV", Health Minister J P Nadda said.
- Asia-Pacific region faces epidemic of HIV among adolescents: UNIndia, China and Pakistan are among the 10 countries in the Asia-Pacific that account for 98% of youngsters aged 10 to 19 living with HIV.
- Assam, Tripura records increase in new HIV casesAssam and Tripura are among the North Eastern states that recorded the highest rate of annual increase in HIV cases, according to the Assam...
- Decline in number of HIV positive cases: GovernmentNumber of HIV positive cases reported annually in the country has declined by 57% to 1.16 lakh in 2011 as compared to 2.74 lakh in 2000, LS...
- HIV fears rise as six states face severe shortage of condomsThe matter was recently raised with the Union health ministry, following which the health secretary met senior officials from the NACO.
- Anti-AIDS medicine project likely to take off at SonagachiUnder the project PrEP, regular medicine would be given to an HIV-negative sex worker engaged in sex with an HIV-positive person.
- 'Non-prevalent' 10 states see rise in HIV patients, record 57 per cent casesThe number of HIV patients has registered an increase in states where it was earlier being considered to be non-prevalent with 10 such stat...
- Former sex workers, HIV patients bring down HIV incidence in MizoramThe prevalence of HIV in Mizoram has come down appreciably, thanks to the hard work put in by former sex workers and HIV patients in spread...
- HIV/AIDS testing services to be set up at major sea portsGovernment plans to set up counselling and testing services for HIV/AIDS at major sea ports for the prevention and management of the diseas...
- TB drops globally, wreaks havoc in IndiaThe number of people who fell ill with tuberculosis globally dropped to 8.8 million in 2010, the disease still wreaked havoc in India
- Government project prevents 1 lakh fresh HIV cases in five yearsAbout 100, 000 fresh HIV cases among the general population were averted in India in five years by targeting the most vulnerable section.
- HIV+ may get medical insurance soonIndia could soon see a national medical insurance policy for people living with HIV (PLHIV).
- Drugs by Indian cos reduces cost of HIV first line treatmentGeneric anti-retroviral drugs manufactured by Indian cos have brought down the cost of first line treatment for HIV patients from $800 to $...
- New test identifies infants’ HIV status earlyA simple blood test is now helping India identify the status of children born to HIV positive mothers as early as six weeks after their bir...
- Gilead’s anti-AIDS drug to cost $1 a day hereViread, the largest selling anti-HIV/AIDS drug in the United States, will be available to patients in India at a special price equivalent o...
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