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Matrimonial meet for HIV+ people on Aug 1
PUNE: A matrimonial meet for HIV+ men and women, Melava+, will be held on August 1 and has been organised by Wake Up Pune, a group of non-governmental organisations and people working towards spreading awareness about HIV and AIDS.
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Matrimonial camp for HIV positive persons
Is it a curse to be living with HIV? Don't HIV positive persons have the right to be with a companion for their emotional health? Ask Sachin and Sarika (name changed), and they will relate how happy their life is after marriage.
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WUPY Session: Trip to Sahara Aalhad
'Wake Up Pune Youth' sessions are a chance for past, present and new volunteers to meet up and discuss HIV and AIDS in interesting and creative ways.
This week we will be visiting Sahara Aalhad, a residential care and rehabilitation centre for people living with HIV. Whilst there we will be meeting the founder of the NGO, as well as having group discussions about HIV in India.
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AIDS stigma drives HIV in India: World Bank study
HIV prevalence in India and South Asia is growing among sex workers and other high risk groups due to widespread failure to prevent stigmatising of people living with AIDS, according to a new report.
Despite prevention and other efforts to reduce high-risk behaviours such as unprotected sex, buying and selling of sex, and injecting drug use, HIV vulnerability and risk remain high, says the report by a team from the International Centre for Research on Women and the World Bank.
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Scientists say vaginal gel cuts HIV-infections by half
A vaginal gel has significantly cut the rate of women contracting HIV from infected partners in an experiment in South Africa, researchers said.They said the gel, containing Aids drug tenofovir, cut infection rates among 889 women by 50% after one year of use, and by 39% after two and a half years.
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WUP Fundraiser – ‘ILLUMINATI’ Live @ The High
On Weds 28th July at 9pm, Wake Up Pune is hosting the fantastic 'Illuminati', a local rock band, at The High Spirits Cafe, Pune.
The concert is to raise funds for our matrimonial event, "Melava+: Live Positive. Love Positive.", which will be held on Sunday 1st August.
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18th International AIDS Conference begins
An estimated 20,000 participants from over 185 countries are taking part in the 18th International AIDS Conference that began in Vienna Sunday. The conference is a platform for those working in the field of HIV/AIDS as well as policy makers and persons living with HIV to exchange their views on the current situation of HIV prevention and treatment, new research in the field and recent scientific developments.
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Ten million deaths and 1 million new HIV infections could be averted if countries meet HIV treatment targets
New UNAIDS report shows that young people are leading the prevention revolution, with 15 of the most severely affected countries reporting a 25% drop in HIV prevalence among this key population. New global opinion poll shows that AIDS continues to be of major importance for the public around the world.
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HIV antibody discovery a step toward vaccine
After years of disappointment, researchers have finally found a potential basis for an HIV vaccine. Scientists at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases say they have discovered three human antibodies that neutralize more than 90 percent of the current circulating HIV-1 strains.
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