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White House hosts AIDS Memorial Quilt for first time

December 02, 2024 7:29 am

The event, marking World AIDS Day, featured remarks by the Bidens and Jeanne White-Grinder, whose teenage son Ryan White died of AIDS in 1990.

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View from Pakistan: India’s alleged assassination plot and PCB’s Salman Butt controversy

December 03, 2023 7:05 pm

A weekly wrap-up of the issues being discussed and debated in India’s neighbourhood

World AIDS Day: How this doctor controlled the HIV spiral by expanding scope of antiretroviral therapy (ART)

December 01, 2023 2:57 pm

With accessible and affordable therapies, the HIV incidence in 2021 was 0.05 per 1,000 uninfected population

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Invisible Indians – sex workers, bar dancers, trans men and women – and lessons from HIV epidemic

December 01, 2023 1:56 pm

There is a prevalent but deeply flawed belief that the poor and vulnerable do not care about their health and well-being. Both science and strategy fail without community action, dignity of marginalised

Manipur to start door-to-door testing for AIDS, says CM Biren Singh

December 01, 2022 6:36 pm

Speaking at an event to mark World AIDS Day, CM Biren Singh said although the rate of infection has been relatively down, efforts should be made to spread awareness among the people on how to fight the infection.

World AIDS Day 2022: Are diabetics more prone to the HIV infection and vice versa?

December 01, 2022 2:04 pm

Diabetes patients are affected by HIV infection because both conditions severely weaken the immune system. Highly active antiretroviral therapy has turned HIV from an acute infection into a chronic condition

World AIDS Day: How to prevent HIV risk on dating apps

December 01, 2022 1:35 pm

‘A start can be made by building in regulatory pop-up messages for every dating app and website so that the user gets to know about unsafe sex and quick tips on safer sex practices,’ says Dr Sheela Godbole, Director- Indian Council of Medical Research – National AIDS Research Institute (ICMR-NARI).

Dr Sheela Godbole: 'We must develop strategies to test, treat all those potentially infected'

December 01, 2022 6:02 am

We must in the next few years develop and field-test strategies that not only enable equity in access to care but also evaluate how well these strategies are working, says Dr Sheela Godbole.

World AIDS Day: Missed opportunities plaguing AIDS response worldwide, says Dr Ishwar Gilada

November 30, 2022 12:58 pm

India has done well by making antiretroviral therapy affordable and accessible to over 90 per cent of people living with HIV in the world, said Dr Ishwar Gilada, who is the president of AIDS Society of India and governing council member of International AIDS Society.

Maharashtra AIDS control society to set up child corners at antiretroviral treatment centres

December 02, 2021 12:44 pm

An adolescent corner was set up jointly by the MSACS and Armed Forces Medical College at the ART centre in Pune in September amid concerns over low suppression of viral load among HIV-positive children.

WORLD AIDS DAY PHOTOS

World AIDS Day: The battle against the pandemic still on

December 01, 2014 4:42 pm

The AIDS pandemic began more than 30 years ago and has killed up to 40 million people worldwide. On World AIDS Day, here's showcasing some inspiring pictures from across the globe that fill us with hope.