Maharashtra to unveil HIV-friendly private sector workplace policy

Sanjeev Shivadekar, TNN, Sep 14, 2010, 02.29am IST

MUMBAI: Acting on a labour union's demand, the Maharashtra government will soon unveil a HIV-friendly workplace policy. It will be voluntary for the two-crore-plus workforce in private establishments and factories to undergo HIV test, but the policy will ensure that no one faces stigma or is given the pink slip if tested positive.

Source: Times of India

UN hails progress in tackling HIV and Aids

Eight developing countries now give universal access to antiretrovirals, but progress could be reversed without more money.

Source : Guardian

Stigma and discrimination deaths more than those killed by HIV/AIDS virus

IMPHAL, Sep 29: People with HIV/AIDS succumbed more out of Stigma and Discrimination than actually killed by the dreaded virus. Manipur is today made known to rest of the world by various fields like sports, culture and other activities. The state is also known to the world due to its high rate of HIV/AIDS which however is worrisome.

Source: Kangla Online

1 million HIV patients in India have no access to treatment

Over one million HIV/AIDS patients in India are without access to the much-needed anti-retroviral (ARV) treatment, a new international report said today, suggesting that India should consider issuing compulsory licensing for increasing availability of drugs. The joint report issued by the World Health Organisation, UNAIDS, and UNICEF said India had made progress in scaling up access over the years, but said given its robust generic drug industry it could have done better.

"India has done well in scaling up access to the ARV therapy over the last seven years," says a senior WHO official, suggesting there is still a huge gap to address.

Source: Hindustan Times

HIV Positive Bootcamp

Target for universal access to HIV medicine is missed

A new report says only a third of people worldwide who need life-saving HIV drugs are actually getting treated.

Source: BBC News

HIV Positive Bootcamp

On the 2nd Sunday of every month Wake Up Pune holds a session for volunteers new and old to learn about HIV and how they can help. Join us this Sunday for this month's 'HIV Positive Bootcamp'!

We will be discussing transmission and prevention of HIV, treatment and care, the HIV situation in India, and the stigma and discrimination faced by people living with HIV.

We will also discuss ways that you can fight the stigma and break the silence.

This bootcamp is an ideal starting point for people who want to get involved in WUP and join the fight!

WHERE - Deep Griha Society, 13 Tadiwala Road, Pune
WHEN - Sunday 19th September - 2PM to 5PM

Cops keep ‘safe’ distance from HIV+ gangster

Paranoid officers refuse to even interrogate one of the five Ravi Pujari aides arrested recently, for fear of contracting the disease themselves

Mumbai Mirror - Times of India

‘Before closing my eyes, I want the culprits… brought to justice’

Despite being terminally ill, 33-year-old AIDS patient, who contracted HIV from her husband, fights for justice, after being thrown out of her husbands house

Pune Mirror - Times of India