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Ray of hope for 5,000 HIV+ people
NEW DELHI: Nearly 5,000 HIV positive patients in India, who were facing imminent death because they had become resistant to the first-line Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART) - the only known treatment that suppresses the HIV virus - have good news coming their way. For, India has finally decided to roll out the second-line ART from January 2008.
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UoP sop for daughters of HIV-hit mothers, prostitutes draw blank
Pune, December 4 The first university in the country to institute scholarships for daughters of HIV infected mothers, devadasis and prostitutes in September this year, the University of Pune has discovered that their commendable step has gone in vain. The university shot off letters inviting applications to 472 affiliated colleges but in the two months that have passed, not a single student from this category has responded.
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Global effort on World Aids Day
Events have been held to mark the 20th World Aids Day, many highlighting the need to fight continued prejudices against people with HIV/Aids.
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NGOs come together for anti-AIDS campaign
Pune, November 29 With Take the lead' being the theme for this year's world AIDS campaign, Wake up Pune HIV/AIDS awareness campaign has urged citizens to take the lead on December 1 and educate themselves about the disease. -
Scottish girls don’t mind turning heads
Pune, November 27 (Indian Express)
Four teenage Scottish girls staying in Pune for the last three months have decided to to shave their heads. On December 8, lovely tresses and curly locks are all set to get snipped away "for a cause that is dear to their hearts." Jennifer, Teri, Alison and Faith have vowed to shave their heads as a "personal sacrifice" to raise money for drugs for the HIV-affected people in Pune.
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FUNDING PROPOSED BY INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES FOR AIDS CONTROL
Friday, November 23, 2007
The National AIDS Control Programme Phase III aims at halting and reversing the epidemic by 2012. It was approved with a total outlay of Rs 8023 crore for the five year period 2007-2012. Of this, Rs. 1125 crore (US 250 million dollar) has been obtained from the World Bank. -
U.N. warns AIDS could spike if countries drop guard
By Michael Kahn Tue Nov 20, 11:37 AM ETLONDON (Reuters) - The world risks a resurgence of the AIDS epidemic if countries let their guard down, United Nations officials cautioned on Tuesday.
ADVERTISEMENTLower estimates of how many people are infected with the virus, and more effective treatments, are causing countries to relax their vigilance, they said.
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New Global Study From M-A-C AIDS Fund Uncovers Surprising Reality That Disease is Still Under-Estimated as A Global Killer
NEW YORK, Nov. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- A new global study from the M-A-C AIDS Fund, the philanthropic arm of Estee Lauder-owned M-A-C cosmetics, shockingly reveals that after a quarter of a century of HIV and AIDS, nearly half of people still do not view the disease as a deadly affliction. Globally, more then 40 percent of respondents do not understand that AIDS always results in fatality. -
HIV counselling, testing go mobile in State
CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu State AIDS Controls Society (TANSACS) will roll out a fleet of vans next week to reach HIV counselling and testing facilities to remote villages across the State.
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