From March 12 to March 21 is the biggest inter-collegiate & inter-corporate basketball tournament of Maharashtra. It is organised every year by the Leo Club of Pune Bharati Vidyapeeth, a non-profit social organisation in Pune. Wake Up Pune will be supporting the event and raising HIV awareness over several days of the tournament. For more info on the Leo Club and the event please go to www.leobvp.com

 

 

Wake Up Pune has arranged a presentation by Mr. Quoc Pham, the representative for Asia from Orasure Technologies, Inc. on 10 March 2010.

The presentation will be focused on the OraQuick Oral Fluid HIV-1/2 Test that yields a result in 20 minutes from a simple, painless swab of the mouth. Regulatory requirements for the importation of the test into India are expected to be cleared by around 01 March. Rapid oral fluid HIV testing is the future of HIV testing. You can learn more about this product at http://www.orasure.com/products-infectious/products-infectious-oraquick.asp .

 

On Sunday 21 Feb over 25 people participated in another HIV Boot Camp held in Varsha Memorial Hall at Deep Griha Society on Tadiwala Road.  This Boot Camp was presented by a "team" of volunteers.  The purpose of the "team" presentation was to give more volunteers ownership in the event and give them a chance to hone their public speaking skills.  Emphasis was placed on motivating the participants to take the Wake Up Pune BE HIV POSITIVE message back to their schools and organizations by forming WUP satellites--creating an exponential expansion of HIV education, awareness, and support--hence the "team" work approach.

I am co-infected with HIV and HBV. Please advise me as to where I can get the proper treatment and the latest medicine. How much will it cost?

Dear all.  First of all thanks to all of you for the great work you are doing.  My english is not good.  I am 34 yrs married male.  After 8 years of my routine married life I decided to do something different & I dated one gay male who I met on the net.  He performed oral sex on me for less than one minute; in fact I was really very tense and felt guilty as I was cheating on my wife & I was also worried about HIV infection.  I had pain in my penis and was not fully erect. My male partner was trying to give me a hardon by handjob & suddenly he took my penis in his mouth & started to give me oral.  I immediately asked him to stop, released my semen out of his mouth, urinated & then washed my penis.  This whole exposure lasted less than one minute.  I checked there was no blood on my penis but i am not sure about his oral health.  He said later on that there was no blood in his mouth, no mouth ulcers, and no bleeding gums.  There were no cuts on my penis either.  After this I asked him about his HIV status & he said he is negative and although he is having multiple relationships, he always practices safe sex.  I am doubtful about this as he is always online on gay dating sites.  This is the only one homosexual experience in my life.  80 days after this incident, I tested negative for HIV1 & HIV 2, but my questions are: 1) has anyone ever been infected by insertive oral sex? 2) I got tested by using the Tridot method; how reliable is the Tridot method to detect antibodies after 80 days (I have seen on many sites that the Tridot method is out dated) or should I use some more standard tests? 3) in India everywhere, even in goverment hospitals they use tridot only & Western Blot for Confirmation? 4) do I need to test again after the three month mark? and  5) Have you seen anyone who tested negative became positive after 80 days?  Awaiting your reply.   Please help.

Hi.  I want friends.  I am feeling very lonely due to my HIV infection.

Dear Doc:

I had protected sex with sex worker.  At the end, the condom broke.   After this potential exposure, I have had the following early HIV detection tests:   1) after 4 weeks -- P24 antigen and antibody test --negative result, and 2) after 9 weeks -- PCR DNA test -- negative result.   What is your opinion and advise:   Is the risk over with this OR should I have an ELISA test after 12 weeks ( 3months)?   To date I have stopped direct sex (used a condom) with my partner, telling different false reasons.   Now it is becoming difficult for me to carry on the same with my life partner.   No reason to say anything further to her.   Can I start direct sex (meaning without a condom) with my life partner?

Regards.

Highlights

Issue 4 of the Wake Up Pune newsletter 'Postive Connections' is now available.
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Network of Maharashtra People with HIV (NMP+) lanches new website - nmpplus.net. NMP+ is an organisation formed by people with HIV to improve conditions for positive people in Maharashtra.

Wake Up Pune in the news! National coverage in Indian Express...
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MSM, transgender or lesbian/bisexual women's groups! Enter the UNAIDS Poster Competition for World AIDS Day...
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Wake Up Pune announces multiple events running from now until World AIDS Day (1 December) and beyond...
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Get a condom ringtone on your mobile phone! This has to be heard to be believed - spread awareness with this fantastic musical ringtone.
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Young people! Have your say on sex education in India! Please visit the NACO website to give your feedback on their new materials for sex education.
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Read Wake Up Pune vounteer Karen McReady's reports from the International AIDS Conference, Mexico.
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'HIV POSITIVE' T-shirt Campaign - new initiative from Wake Up Pune
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HIV Bootcamp - free interactive HIV training sessions for young Puneites
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Thousands attend Wake Up Pune event for Global AIDS Week of Action
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Wake Up Pune given award by UNAIDS
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'HIV Knowledge & Awareness Quiz' conducted on World AIDS Day
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