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 …
Kohima: As per the 2014 Sentinel Surveillance Report, Nagaland has recorded the highest prevalence of HIV & AIDS in the country with an alarming ratio of 0.88 per cent against country’s figure stands at 0.37 per cent. According to the Medical Officer in-charge of Anti Retroviral Therapy (ART) Centre, Dimapur, …
After being bed-ridden for a month, Dilip Thapa, an HIV patient, died last week in Banepa. He was 43. Thapa had contracted HIV virus through a syringe 17 years ago. He had been on anti-retro viral treatment (ARV) since three years. Thapa was also among three persons, including Rajiv Kafle …
The review traces the unfolding of HIV epidemic in North India. The first few cases were reported in 1989 in Indians returning from African countries like Uganda, Zambia and a trickle from USA. Subsequently the cases started pouring from coastal areas of Mumbai, Chennai and finally the virus spread all …
Fifty per cent of AIDS patients were young and parents and peer educators could play a pivotal role in raising awareness among them, said Dr BB Rewari, National Programme Officer for Anti-Retroviral Treatment at National AIDS programme. “Since, parents are reluctant to talk about issues related to sex with their …
Three southern States and Maharashtra adopt new drug regimen. To reduce mother-to-child transmission of HIV, three southern States and Maharashtra have adopted a new drug regimen as part of the National AIDS Control Programme. The new Option B Plus brings down transmission levels from 30 per cent to just two …
Despite all efforts, HIV/AIDS continues to be a word that generates more anxiety than awareness. The tremendous amount of stigma and shame which this disease has instigated in the minds of people and the fear it evokes is an issue which needs to be tackled as soon as possible. With …
Despite large gains in health over the past few decades, the distribution of health risks worldwide remains extremely and unacceptably uneven. Although the health sector has a crucial role in addressing health inequalities, its efforts often come into conflict with powerful global actors in pursuit of other interests such as …
The Punjab government has allocated Rs 1.5 billion for the prevention, diagnose and treatment of HIV/AIDS patients, while the government is spending Rs 100,000 on each AIDS patient. This was stated by Punjab Health Director General Dr Zahid Pervaiz while addressing a media consultative meeting on AIDS at a local …
Four thousand HIV infections in a population of 20 million should not be a difficult figure to manage. But experts in Sri Lanka say social customs and strict laws are hindering them from carrying out prevention and awareness campaigns among high-risk groups. Despite impressively low national infection rates, there are …
Sedentary lifestyle and consumption of fat-rich food and alcohol are major causes Incidence of cardio-vascular diseases (CVD) is on the rise in East and West Godavari districts, according to a study conducted by the Rural Andhra Pradesh Cardio Vascular Healthcare System (RAPCVHS). The study conducted in 50 villages falling under …
Overcrowding in hospitals, malnutrition, unhygienic tropical environs heighten problem in India Fungal infections kill close to 1.3 million people globally every year, matching the mortality rate of AIDS, cancer, malaria and tuberculosis, and also cause blindness to 300 million people annually. The magnitude of the problem is particularly serious in …
Wednesday, January 01, 2014 - Islamabad—A total of 7,819 patients of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) have been registered in the country’s various hospitals during the last five years, says an official of the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination. According to the official, a total of 3,700 HIV/AIDS’ …
KARACHI: Eight hundred fresh cases of HIV have been registered in the current year in Sindh, said Dr Mohammad Ahmed Kazi, Provincial Manager for Sindh AIDS Control Programme (SACP) on Wednesday. Addressing a session organised by Pakistan Red Crescent Society, Sindh chapter at Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Centre’s (JPMC) Nursing …
Ten out of the 1,460 people whose blood samples were collected for tests tested positive for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS . The blood samples were collected from eight different VDCs and at the Bharatpur Hospital, said Krishnahari Sapkota, Programme Coordinator of AHF, an NGO working in HIV AIDS …
The Health and Family Welfare Ministry has expressed concern over the Supreme Court order that gay sex is illegal, saying the ruling will prevent vulnerable communities from accessing health facilities for fear of discrimination and stigma. “We are concerned that this will discourage people from seeking health care, and consulting …
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Suresh Kumar Koushal & Others Vs NAZ Foundation & Others dated 11/12/2013 regarding the constitutional validity of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC). The respondents say that Section 377 creates obstacles in carrying out AIDS awareness …
In 2012, the new HIV infections were 338 while the number of patients with AIDS was 103. Some 65 patients died of AIDS last year. With the latest figure, the government recorded people living with HIV stood at 3241 since the first case was detected in 1989. AIDS patients numbered …
GURGAON: Compared to last year, according to State AIDS Control Society, number of HIV cases in the district has seen a decline. In 2012, 195 people out to 20,000 were found to be HIV positive after subjected to blood test. The figure was alarming, which put the health department in …
There has been an overall reduction of 5.8 per cent in new HIV infections in Haryana during the past five years. Stating this here on the eve of World AIDS Day yesterday, Haryana Health Minister Rao Narender Singh said there was moderate HIV prevalence among high-risk groups like female sex …
Bhutan has drawn up ambitious plans to replace its taxis and government vehicles with electric cars in a bid to make the national capital Thimpu an electric vehicles hotspot and emerge as a global centre for development of green technology. Read more in this November 2013 edition of the Monthly …
