Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Network of People Living With HIV/AIDS & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 24/02/2025. The Supreme Court (SC), February 24, 2025 has directed all states to file their affidavits addressing concerns raised about antiretroviral therapy (ART) drugs …
A new trade agreement being negotiated between 12 countries has come under fire from health campaigners who say it will push up drug prices and weaken health services.
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state on Tuesday said the state has the second highest HIV prevalence in the country, and only 36 per cent of mothers have the benefit of being attended by skilled birth attendants. In his speech at the Kaduna State Healthcare Summit in Kaduna, Mr. El-Rufai …
Johannesburg — Malawian President Prof. Arthur Peter Mutharika and his government has been hailed for demonstrating high level commitment in the national and global fight against HIV and AIDS. Speaking when he called on President Mutharika in Johannesburg South Africa where the President is there for African Union summit, United …
Up-to-date evidence about levels and trends in disease and injury incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability (YLDs) is an essential input into global, regional, and national health policies. In the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 (GBD 2013), we estimated these quantities for acute and chronic diseases and injuries …
Luanda — The Health minister, José Van-Dúnem, said on Wednesday in Luanda that the launching of the Survey of Multiple Indicators and Health 2015 (IIMS- 2015) will enable the country to have updated data, with view to a greater control of the situation of the Angolans health. José Van-Dúnem was …
The objective of the study is to examine whether improved human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) treatment was associated with better survival after diagnosis of AIDS-defining opportunistic illnesses (AIDS-OIs) and how survival differed by AIDS-OI. Original Source
The objective of the study was to assess the operational integration of maternal HIV testing and syphilis screening in Mwanza, Tanzania. Interviews were conducted with 76 health workers (HW) from three antenatal clinics (ANC) and three maternity wards in 2008–2009 and 1137 consecutive women admitted for delivery. Nine ANC health …
HO CHI MINH CITY, June 1 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam registered 42 serious food poisoning cases which affected 1,898 people, of whom 10 died, from January to May, while the respective figures were 36, 1,064 and 10 in the same period last year, the country's General Statistics Office announced Monday. Last …
KARACHI: About one third of the world’s population is infected with tuberculosis (TB) bacteria. Only a small proportion of those infected will become sick with TB. According to WHO report, people with weakened immune systems have a much greater risk of falling ill from TB. A person living with HIV …
Worried that his eyes and urine were turning a deep yellow, Gednezar Dladla made his way to a local clinic and was referred to a district hospital, where he was x-rayed, diagnosed with gallstones, and admitted for the night. Both institutions receive funding from the Wellcome Trust and the Bill …
GENEVA — United Nations member states agreed Monday to a plan to tackle resistance to antibiotic drugs, spurred by warnings of a catastrophe for public health and heavy economic losses if they did not act. The plan is due to be adopted Tuesday at a plenary session of the World …
Call For Stricter Norms To Curb Conflicts Of Interest. Over 30 civil society organizations and several member states of the World Health Organization (WHO) have raised objection to the framework for engagement of the WHO with non-state entities, holding that the issue of conflict of interest in such engagement is …
HIV/AIDS accounted for 59.3 percent of female deaths recorded in Nigeria for four years on the average according to figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The new report chronicles the status of women and men in Nigeria between 2010 and 2013. It indicated that among diseases reported …
LATEST statistics from the World Health Organisation (WHO) show that men and women are living longer by six years even as child deaths have almost halved – falling from an estimated 90 deaths per 1000 live births in 1990 – to 46 deaths per 1000 live births in 2013. According …
Abuja — The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), on Tuesday in Abuja said Nigeria accounts for over 14 per cent of the World's maternal deaths. Speaking at a technical review meeting on distribution of Essential Maternal Health commodities through Midwives Service Scheme (MSS) and SURE-P health facilities in seven states, …
Anti-AIDS Media Network or AAMIN, in collaboration with the Press Union of Liberia or PUL, National AIDS Commission (NAC), National AIDS/STIs Control Program or NACP and the Liberia Coordinating Mechanism (LCM), has launched Liberia's first HIV Media Guide for Liberian Journalists and media practitioners with support from the Joint United …
Over a 2-year period, from 2013 to 2014, WHO undertook an initial “country situation analysis” in order to determine the extent to which effective practices and structures to address antimicrobial resistance have been put in place and where gaps remain. A survey was conducted in countries in all six WHO …
INDIANAPOLIS - More than 100 people in southeastern Indiana have tested positive for HIV in an outbreak linked to the sharing of intravenous needles, and officials said Friday they're trying to combat unfounded fears among drug users that they could be arrested if they take part in a needle-exchange program …
If you believe you could be at risk for HIV, it's best to get tested as soon as possible so you can start a treatment plan. New research conducted by officials that University of College London shows that the virus spreads through the body similarly to the way a virus …
THE World Food Programme (WFP) has identified 14 more districts as potential hotspots for new HIV infections in addition to the traditional high prevalence regions of Matabeleland North and South. The 14 districts include Bindura, Buhera, Centenary, Chegutu Urban, Chipinge, Epworth, Hurungwe, Makonde, Makoni, Mhondoro- Ngezi, Mount Darwin, Mutasa, Mutare, …
