Aids

Around 1.5 mn people infected with HIV being given ARV medicines: Centre

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

World AIDS Day: MoS Health calls for increasing social inclusivity

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

Goal to end AIDS by 2030 'badly off track', says UNGA President Korosi

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

Challenges persist in removing AIDS as public health threat: India at UN

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 ...

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro to be probed for linking Covid vax, AIDS

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

Facebook yanks Bolsonaro video claiming vaccines cause AIDS

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

Betting on 'good and green' hasn't hurt Godrej's wealth creation

Sustainability and development have been key goals for the group

Screen prison inmates every 6 months for TB, AIDS: NHRC to Gujarat govt

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

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What worst Covid-19 cases tell about biological patterns, scientists reveal

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

'Exciting but preliminary': Experimental therapy may have cured man of HIV

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

The lipstick that raised $500 mn over the past 25 yrs to fight AIDS

MAC Viva Glam has a philanthropic and beauty legacy unmatched by many a mightier consumer product

Larus Labs enters agreement with Global Fund for supply of AIDS drugs

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

HIV patient's remission spurs hope for curing AIDS-causing infection

Hematopoietic stem cells give rise to other blood cells.

How AIDS denialism spreads in Russia through online social networks

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

US life expectancy drops for 1st time since AIDS crisis peak

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

World Aids Day: Over 1,300 people died of AIDS in Mizoram since 1990

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

Scientists outline stategy for AIDS cure

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

80% drugs to combat AIDS globally supplied by India: Health minister

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