The Ashok Kumar Foundation screened 68 Pages, a film on HIV/AIDS awareness, at Mumbai's National Centre for the Performing Arts on December 12. Guests were encouraged to donate for the families of 11 poor police constables who died in the terrorist attack on Mumbai. "We will go with Joint Commissioner Rakesh Maria's wife to the 11 policemen's home and personally give the cheque only to the widow," said Bharati, Ashok Kumar's eldest daughter who looks a lot like her il
World Bank has come across corruption and fraud in its health projects. Indian govt. promises exemplery action against the fraudsters
Ashodaya Samithi, an organisation of female, male and transgender sex workers in Karnataka, is addressing the issue of social stigma and discrimination towards HIV+ sex workers and sex workers in general by promoting entrepreneurship among them. Its efforts towards this has given shape to an innovative and sustainable project -- a community kitchen in Mysore.
'Smokers are a highly susceptible population during this pandemic.' 'Health benefits from quitting smoking can start as early as within an hour.'
The Central Bureau of Investigation is expected to question representatives of NGOs whose names have cropped up during its probe against a Home Ministry official Anand Joshi who was allegedly issuing notices of foreign remittances violations to voluntary groups in an arbitrary manner.
The #CondomEmoji, according to Durex, emerged as the overwhelming choice in a global poll.
If you have fever over 105 degree Fahrenheit, experience sweating and fatigue, it could be signs of malaria, warns Dr Ajay Aggarwal.
Explaining the preventive steps taken up for the control of AIDS and HIV to media persons in Tirupati on Thursday night, Chandravadan said nearly 400 sex workers were engaged in the flesh trade in the holy hills visited by pilgrims from across the world.
In New York State, there were 112,308 people living with HIV/AIDS at the end of 2005. Asian and Pacific Islanders represent one per cent of this population.
A revolution in the country's health system is firmly under way, Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss tells Sreelatha Menon.
Thanks to celebrity activism and widespread media attention, the magazine notes, HIV, malaria and starvation are well-known diseases of the third world. But there's another resource-draining plague afflicting these countries - smoking.
The poor countries that smoke the most and pay the highest price.
Parish Charles was remanded to custody on Wednesday on seven charges by the Melbourne Magistrates Court over the stabbing of Jalvinder Singh, 23, who continues to be in "critical condition" and is in "induced coma". Charles' lawyer Rob Melasecca told the court his client had contracted HIV 20 years ago and had recently begun taking new medication. He said the accused had no memory of Tuesday morning's events.
While 79 per cent of those Indians interviewed knew that AIDS is nearly always fatal, 59 per cent also thought that a cure is available.
Jutice G S Sistani of the Delhi high court, who heard civil petition 5973/2008 of Dr Kunal Saha vs M Sujata Rao and others, asked the petitioner to convert the case of fake AIDS kits into a public interest litigation so that a larger bench could hear the matter and take a decision.
Marriage without sex is 'anathema' and a life partner's AIDS affliction could be a valid ground to grant divorce to the spouse seeking it, a local court in Delhi stated on Thursday. Observing that a person cannot live happily with a HIV positive spouse, the court granted divorce to a man whose wife is suffering from the disease, saying her ailment had prevented him from leading a "happy married life."
'Corona will go on for more than six months now in Mumbai city.' 'It cannot vanish within just two or three months.' 'This infection may remain there in communities, somewhere or the other, like swine flu.'
Elected along with India on the board of UNAID were the US, Russia, Ethiopia, Mauritania, Guatemala and Monaco.
'If our body is able to mount a very successful immune response, we can negate the virus.'
Medically, the term 'emerging diseases' is defined as newly identified pathogens, or old ones moving to new regions. It takes within its sweep the HIV/AIDS, SARS, and African Ebola virus.
Telgi now has sought for home food on the ground that he is sick and is infected with HIV. Telgi states in an application that the food being provided in the central jail at Bengaluru is not suitable for him and hence home food be provided.
His remarks come a day after Buckingham Palace announced Harry and Meghan, who had announced their decision to step back from their royal duties, will not use the "royal highness" titles as well as would no longer receive public funds for royal duties.
With elections to the 15th Lok Sabha just weeks away, rediff.com's reporters speak to voters across the country to find out what's on their mind.
Jaiswal, whose blood test reports were negative for HIV, believed that Shrivastava was hiding facts so as to deny him treatment for AIDS, he said.
The filmmakers help to prmote AIDS awareness.
The fight against Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome is a worldwide effort. In India, till recently considered to be in the eye of the raging storm, the battle has been equally hard-fought. Among the states, Tamil Nadu is known to have the best AIDS control model.
'The rate of transmission of COVID-19 in Hong Kong was 0.7 -- anything below 1 suggests the epidemic is receding.' 'The city-State achieved this without the de facto police-State curfew that India has resorted to,' says Rahul Jacob.
A group of female AIDS patients were not allowed to meet Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar at his much publicised janata darbar on Tuesday. "We were stopped at the gate by policemen following instruction from officials in charge of the janata darbar because we are suffering from AIDS," said Kamla Sinha.
SMS Pharmaceuticals, a bulk drug manufacturer, is raising funds to augment capacity.
The plane, also carrying the AIDS symbol, on Friday landed in New Delhi with a group of AIDS-affected children on the eve of World AIDS Day.
For an AIDS-scary world, there is some good news. AIDS may have been one of the biggest epidemics, but scientists now believe that the size and the course of the disease have been grossly over-estimated over a decade. In what could be a stunning revelation, the United Nations top AIDS scientists will soon acknowledge the 'mistakes', especially in sub-Saharan Africa, say media reports.
India will use around one-fourth of the $3.8 billion loan received from World Bank this year to improve healthcare services for women and children, besides fighting HIV/AIDS and TB.
The non-governmental organisation chaired by Gohil, Lakshya Trust, has recently won the 'UNAID Civil Society Award 2006' for its contribution in preventing HIV/AIDS among homosexual men.
'In the last two months, we have only done 16,000 tests and that is nothing.' 'If coronavirus cases in the community picks up and infection spreads, then we will be in big trouble.'
The former Miss World has shaped the lives of many.
On December 1, the divas of the fashion industry came together to pledge their support to eradicate the stigma and discrimination towards HIV and AIDS victims.
The health minister has promised an inquiry into the matter.
More rural women are having babies in government hospitals. Facilities have improved, but Bihar has is a long way to go in public health.
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