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The government is providing free lifelong antiretroviral medicines for people living with HIV under its National AIDS Control Programme, Union Minister of State for Health Bharti Pravin Pawar said

Updated On: 14 Dec 2022 | 8:29 AM IST

Union Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar called for increasing social inclusivity and using a multi-sectoral approach to tackle HIV, on the occasion of World AIDS Day

Updated On: 02 Dec 2022 | 7:02 AM IST

There is a science-based path to ending AIDS, but regrettably, it is not available to all, he said

Updated On: 01 Dec 2022 | 7:54 AM IST

India's Deputy Permanent Representative to UN, Ambassador R Ravindra on Thursday emphasised that challenges still remain towards eliminating AIDS as a public health threat by 2030.He participated in a high-level debate on the theme "Implementation of the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS " and highlighted India's swift actions that it took by involving civil societies and communities during covid-19 to mitigate its impact on HIV services."While significant progress has been made to eliminate HIV, challenges still remain in our way towards eliminating AIDS as a public health threat by 2030," he said in a statement, stressing upon how strong political leadership is critical to address the issue. He further discussed about India's unique HIV prevention model which is centered around the concept of social contracting.The program is based on behavioural change, communication, outreach, service delivery and testing.India is providing treatment to nearly 1.6 billion people and Indian ...

Updated On: 10 Jun 2022 | 8:11 AM IST

A justice of Brazil's top court ordered on Friday that President Jair Bolsonaro be investigated for comments linking COVID-19 vaccines to AIDS .

Updated On: 04 Dec 2021 | 8:52 AM IST

Facebook's press office confirmed in an emailed statement to The Associated Press that the content was removed Sunday night because it violated Facebook policy regarding COVID-19 vaccines

Updated On: 26 Oct 2021 | 2:38 AM IST

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Updated On: 19 Oct 2021 | 7:07 PM IST

NHRC has asked the Gujarat government and its chief of prisons to screen inmates every six months for TB and HIV, officials said on Tuesday

Updated On: 07 Sep 2021 | 4:14 PM IST

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Updated On: 26 Jul 2021 | 12:34 PM IST

In certain patients, according to a flurry of recent studies, the virus appears to make the immune system go haywire

Updated On: 05 Aug 2020 | 12:26 PM IST

The case needs independent verification and it's way too soon to speculate about a possible cure, scientists cautioned

Updated On: 07 Jul 2020 | 9:05 PM IST

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Updated On: 23 Jun 2019 | 1:05 AM IST

Through this agreement Laurus Labs will have the volume commitments from the Global Fund for the treatment of HIV/AIDS

Updated On: 26 Mar 2019 | 3:37 PM IST

Hematopoietic stem cells give rise to other blood cells.

Updated On: 05 Mar 2019 | 10:14 PM IST

AIDS denialists are people who believe the HIV virus does not exist

Updated On: 04 Apr 2017 | 4:53 PM IST

The total US population's life expectancy in 2015 was 78.8 years, a decrease of 0.1 year from 2014

Updated On: 08 Dec 2016 | 1:08 PM IST

Over 60 per cent of those living with HIV were infected through sexual contact

Updated On: 01 Dec 2016 | 1:14 PM IST

Research has found starting ART therapy early limits the ability of the virus to establish a redoubt

Updated On: 12 Jul 2016 | 10:44 AM IST

Deaths due to AIDS in India is reduced by 55% since 2007, HIV infections saw a reduction by 66% since 2000

Updated On: 09 Jun 2016 | 3:54 PM IST