New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) Polio, HIV and malaria plagued the country as usual, but what really challenged India’s public health was a new virus – H1N1 – that caused swine flu. With the mercury dipping, the toll rising and no sign of any indigenous vaccine, the contagious disease seems here to stay.
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New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) On the eve of World AIDS Day, UNAIDS – the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS – made an urgent appeal Monday to end discrimination against people affected with HIV as it was ‘undermining the efforts’ to fight the disease.
In his message, UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibe also urged countries [...]
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Wednesday said that new infections are fast out-pacing the gains achieved in controlling the spread of HIV, and urged all countries to stop discrimination against the HIV-infected.
‘On World AIDS Day (Dec 1) this year, our challenge is clear. We must continue doing what works, but [...]
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) New HIV infections in South Asia, including India, have reduced by at least 10 percent, while globally, it has come down by 17 percent in the last eight years, the UNAIDS said in a new report Tuesday.
‘Since 2001, when the United Nations Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS was signed, the [...]
London, Nov 18 (ANI): Sir Elton John is back in the limelight after undergoing treatment in hospital for flu and E.coli.
John, 62, who made his first public appearance since the illness, looked a picture of health as he walked the red carpet in New York for his annual [...]
Bangalore, Oct 12 (IANS) A group of sex workers from across Karnataka came together here Monday to inaugurate Ashodaya Academy, a regional centre on HIV and AIDS to be run by the sex workers themselves to fight the spread of the disease.
The academy is located in Mysore, nearly 150 km from here, and is said [...]
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) The executive director of UNAIDS Michael Sidibe Friday hailed the decision of the Delhi High Court decriminalising homosexuality and sought provision for equal rights to all in spite of sexual orientation.
‘Delhi High Court judgment is a historic one. We must celebrate. But there is still a long way to go [...]
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) On his first trip to India, the head of UNAIDS will meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and senior ministers to emphasize India’s continued support against HIV and AIDS.
Michel Sidibe, the executive director of UNAIDS, will arrive Oct 7 in India and will also visit Mumbai and Bangalore.
‘The visit is to [...]
New Delhi, Aug.28 (ANI): UNICEF recently celebrated the telecast of the 200th episode of its entertainment education serial Kyunki… Jeena Issi Ka Naam Hai on Doordarshan National.
A serial with all the emotional and dramatic twists and turns that make soaps [...]
