Quote of the Day by Elizabeth Taylor: “If not to make the world better, what is money for?”Elizabeth Taylor’s quote, “If not to make the world better, what is money for?”, reflects her belief that wealth carries purpose beyond per...
18 Apr, 2026, 01.11 AM IST
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...
20 Mar, 2026, 01.41 PM IST
US funding cuts could reverse decades of gains in AIDS fight: UNThe United Nations warns that the halt to US foreign aid, initiated by President Trump in February 2025, poses a significant threat to glob...
10 Jul, 2025, 05.46 PM IST
UNAIDS 50 percent workforce cuts is a major threat to global HIV response amid funding crisis: Key pointsUNAIDS faces a major funding crisis. The agency will cut its workforce by more than half. It plans to scale back its presence in many count...
07 May, 2025, 06.19 PM IST
UN says nearly 40 million people had HIV in 2023 -- and every minute someone diedUN report highlights challenges in the global fight against AIDS, with 40 million living with HIV and 9 million untreated. Progress has slo...
23 Jul, 2024, 10.16 AM IST
Experimental mRNA vaccine for HIV shows promise in animalsThe research, which was carried out by scientists at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), Moderna and other i...
09 Dec, 2021, 09.52 PM IST
Head of UNAIDS unpacks the knock-on effects of COVID-19. And what needs to be doneCOVID-19 has also derailed progress against diseases that affect poor people. .
30 Sep, 2021, 12.31 PM IST
COVID-19 pandemic's long-term impact could lead to more new HIV infections, AIDS-related deaths: UNThe UNAIDS is calling on countries to make far greater investments in global pandemic responses and adopt a new set of bold, ambitious but ...
01 Dec, 2020, 07.53 PM IST
On World AIDS Day, South Africa finds hope in new treatmentA new drug, Cabotegravir, has been proven to be 90 per cent more effective than the daily pill known as PrEP against AIDS. Cabotegravir is ...
01 Dec, 2020, 05.10 PM IST
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...
25 Nov, 2020, 10.21 PM IST
Cipla in pact with Russian firm for HIV, Hepatitis C drugsIn 2017, the company will finalise construction and validation of the manufacturing plant together with Cipla and products will be commerci...
17 Jun, 2016, 11.41 PM IST
Developed countries need to invest more in global fight against HIV/AIDS: Health Minister JP NaddaMember States adopted a new political declaration to fast-track progress towards combating the epidemic over the next five years and eradic...
09 Jun, 2016, 09.21 PM IST
Combined HIV, Hepatitis C vaccination in the offingScientists have for the first time found that it is possible to generate simultaneous immune response against Hepatitis C virus and HIV, ra...
13 Apr, 2016, 05.02 PM IST
New HIV infections down by 20 per cent in India: UN reportIndia has been able to achieve a more than 20% decline in new HIV infections between 2000 and 2014, according to a UN report.
15 Jul, 2015, 09.28 AM IST
AIDS epidemic can end by 2030: UNAIDSAIDS-related deaths have fallen by 42 per cent since 2004 -- the year that saw the largest number of deaths in the history of the epidemic.
14 Jul, 2015, 10.09 PM IST
Global HIV vaccine closer to realityA scientific team led by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) conducted the study in monkeys.
25 Oct, 2013, 03.58 PM IST
New HIV infections in India drop by 57 per cent: UN reportThe rate of new HIV infections in India has dropped by 57 pc over the last decade thanks to increased domestic spending towards AIDS respon...
21 Nov, 2012, 03.46 PM IST