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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...- Trump’s foreign aid freeze may put millions of children at HIV risk, warns Lancet reportA Lancet report warns that suspending or limiting funding to PEPFAR could lead to dire consequences in the African region. By 2030, one mil...
- Dr Reddy's enters voluntary licensing deal with Gilead for long-acting HIV drugDr. Reddy’s has partnered with Gilead Sciences to manufacture and market the HIV drug Lenacapavir in India and 120 other countries. The agr...
- AIDS can be ended by 2030 with investments in prevention and treatment, UN saysIn 2022, an estimated 39 million people around the world were living with HIV, according to UNAIDS, the United Nations AIDS program. HIV ca...
- A child or young person newly infected with HIV every 100 seconds last year: UNICEFWarning that children are being left behind in the fight against HIV, it said that prevention efforts and treatment for children remain som...
- A 'Lancet' study says Covid-19 pandemic may lead to surge in HIV, malaria deaths; timely treatment can save livesCore services for HIV, TB, and malaria could largely mitigate the broader health impact of the pandemic.
- With Section 377 out, hopes now for renewed efforts of HIV prevention among high risk groupsOne of the key recommendations that global public health organisations like WHO have have stressed on is preventing AIDS among high risk gr...
- Health Ministry implements HIV, AIDS ActThe act seeks to prevent and control the spread of HIV and AIDS and and creates mechanisms for redressing the complaints of persons infecte...
- New law to end denial, loss of jobs to HIV positive peoplePresident Pranab Mukherjee has recently given nod to the HIV and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) (Prevention and Control) Act, 2...
- Having a debate will be a good starting point for HIV billHIV & AIDS (Prevention and Control) Bill, 2014 is also one of the few bills drafted with inputs from all stakeholders, particularly from th...
- Cabinet approves amendment to HIV/AIDS billThe Union Cabinet approved amendments to 'The HIV and AIDS Bill, 2014' drafted to safeguard the rights of people living with HIV and affect...
- Social media may help fight AIDS: studyResearchers said social media can prompt high-risk populations to request at-home testing kits for HIV, suggesting a way to potentially boo...
- Huge success in fight against HIV, but more needs to be done: WHO officialIn the WHO South-East Asia region, as of 2013, there were around 3.4 million people living with HIV and 1.1 million of them are currently o...
- India not promoting Tenofovir, an HIV treatment drug that can also prevent the diseaseThe recommendation opens up a new debate on the use of ARVs as a preventive drug and how it will be perceived among those who engage in uns...
- People most at risk of HIV not getting required treatment, warns World Health Organisation“In many countries they are left out of national HIV plans, and discriminatory laws and policies are major barriers to access,” the WHO sai...
- Sports Ministry signs MOU with Department of AIDS ControlThe MoU was signed between Secretary, Department of Sports Ajit M Saran, and Secretary, Department of AIDS Control, Lov Verma.
- 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...
- 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.
- PM wants NREGS facility extended to HIV+ peopleOn Monday, Dr Manmohan Singh officially called for linking the country's HIV programmes and the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Gu...
- Govt to reduce mother to child HIV transmission by 2011With a whopping number of over 23,000 children getting HIV from their mothers every year, the government has planned several steps to drast...
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