HIV: Housewives, professionals at high risk now

CHENNAI: After years of providing treatment, care and support for HIV/AIDS among high risk groups like truckers, commercial sex workers, injectable drug users and transgenders, the government is suddenly faced with a new challenge -- the increasing incidence of HIV among youth, possibly due to unsafe casual sex. Concerned by the trend, the Tamil Nadu State Aids Control Society (TNSACS) is organising a youth carnival to create awareness and promote safe sex.

Times of India

एचआयव्हीत बागलकोट जिल्हा देशात तिसरा

भीमगोंडा देसाई  - सकाळ वृत्तसेवा
बेळगाव -  à¤•à¤°à¥à¤¨à¤¾à¤Ÿà¤•à¤¾à¤¤à¥€à¤² बागलकोट जिल्हा एचआयव्हीग्रस्तांच्या संख्येत देशात तिसरा आहे. नॅशनल एड्‌स कंट्रोल ऑर्गनायझेशनच्या (नॅको) अहवालातून ही माहिती पुढे आली आहे. यामुळे या जिल्ह्यातील प्रत्येकाच्या घरात जाऊन एचआयव्ही व एड्‌ससंबंधी जनजागृती करण्याचे काम सध्या सुरू आहे.

Source : सकाळ

‘एचआयव्ही’बाबत संशोधन आंतरराष्ट्रीय स्तरावर

योगीराज प्रभुणे  - सकाळ वृत्तसेवा
पुणे -  à¤ªà¥à¤£à¥à¤¯à¤¾à¤šà¥à¤¯à¤¾ बी. जे. वैद्यकीय महाविद्यालयातील सिद्धार्थ शहा या विद्यार्थ्याने केलेल्या "एचआयव्ही'च्या रुग्णांना झालेला अतिसार' यावरील संशोधनाची दखल आंतरराष्ट्रीय स्तरावर घेण्यात आली. वैद्यकीय क्षेत्रातील आंतरराष्ट्रीय परिषदेला हजेरी लावणारा हा देशातील पहिलाच विद्यार्थी ठरला. विशेषत: "एचआयव्ही'मध्ये संशोधन करून संबंधित रुग्णांसाठी काम करण्याचे त्याचे उद्दिष्ट असल्याचे त्याने "सकाळ'शी बोलताना सांगितले.

Source : Sakal (सकाळ)

NACO for free condoms at Commonwealth Games

New Delhi, August 3, 2010

The guests at the Commonwealth Games could avail themselves of free condoms at some selected places, if the proposal by the National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) materialises. Condoms also can be bought at vending machines to be put up at all the venues.

The Hindu

Cheaper condoms for 80 cr people

The National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO)s new Rs 75-crore plan targets to promote condom use by inundating the country with 480 million packs by July 2011.

Source: hindustantimes

HIV widow, children forced to flee home

Malathy Iyer, TNN, Aug 3, 2010, 02.04am IST

Exactly a year after parents in Hasegaon of Latur district withdrew their children from a school which had eight HIV-positive orphans, the states hinterland has thrown up another tale of stigmatisation. Social activists say that the villagers of Longhe near Kolhapur reportedly subjected a HIV-positive widow and her children to such discrimination that the three were forced to flee to Mumbai.

Source: Times of India Another Article: Hindustan Times

Female condom programme shows good results in six states

Press Trust Of India
New Delhi, August 02, 2010

Addressing the problem of male partner not being interested in condom use, a female condom programme being implemented in six states has indicated high levels of acceptance among sex workers and nearly five per cent reduction in unprotected sex. The Female Condom (FC) programme was implemented through selected NGOs in six states.

Over 150 come for matrimonial meet for HIV+, 10 find partners

On Sunday, the Agrasen Bhavan Hall at Raviwar Peth saw over 150 HIV-positive persons gathering together in the hope of finding a suitable life partner and at least 10 marriages were reportedly fixed at the meet.

MOVING ON - PARTICIPANTS CITE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT TO MERE HOPE AS OBJECTIVE, ORGANISERS CONTENT WITH PEOPLE EXPRESSING THEIR NEEDS FREELY

Source : Indian Express

Now, gays can play safe

By: Alisha Coelho              Date:   2010-07-31              Place: Mumbai

First-of-its kind 'gay' condom to hit Indian markets soon, after NACO raises concern about rising HIV infections among homosexuals

Source : MiD DAY