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Denial to treat HIV patient sparks protest
BANGALORE: HIV Sonkithara Sanganthane, an organisation working for People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA), Sex Workers' Union and Sexual Minorities' Forum jointly staged a protest in front of St John's Medical College Hospital for denying treatment for a 30-year-old student, who is a HIV positive, from Nagaland.
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Mortality in HIV infected individuals in Pune, India
Background & objectives: With the presence of HIV epidemic for more than two decades in India, rise in the number of HIV related deaths is expected. Data on mortality in HIV infected individuals from prospective studies are scanty in India. We report here data on mortality in a systematically followed cohort of HIV infected individuals at Pune, Maharashtra, India -
HIV couple ties the knot with life
City-based NGO helped Sushma and Sachin have a traditional Maharashtrian wedding at a hall in Warje-Malwadi -
City scientists bring bad news for HIV cure
MUMBAI: Commonsense suggests that every sample of blood or fluid drawn from an HIV-positive person would be the same. But a group of researchers in the city has found otherwise.
Read more: City scientists bring bad news for HIV cure - The Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/City-scientists-bring-bad-news-for-HIV-cure/articleshow/7464077.cms#ixzz1E75VlqBn -
58 ‘minor’ girls rescued from Budhwar Peth
PUNE: The Pune police rescued as many as 58 girls, suspected to be below 18 years of age, from the redlight area in Budhwar Peth here on Thursday. The police action came following complaints from nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) that the girls had been forced into prostitution
Read more: 58 'minor' girls rescued from Budhwar Peth - The Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/58-minor-girls-rescued-from-Budhwar-Peth/articleshow/7281102.cms#ixzz1BHcsk3aW
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Outdated blood testing contributes to HIV
Hundreds of thalassemic children get infected with HIV-AIDS every year during crucial blood transfusions as most blood banks, including the Indian Red Cross, are not equipped with an advanced blood testing facility that can detect the virus accurately and in a short time, say experts.
Source: Times of India
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HIV Stigma Index Project Rolled Out
People living with HIV often face stigma and discrimination. Many do not know what their rights are and how they can help to change things for the better. Stigma and discrimination continue to pose a critical barrier to achieving universal access to HIV related prevention, treatment, care and support.
Source: Ground Report
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Pedalling against dowry, female foeticide
BANGALORE: Strange as it may seem, but this is Bhausaheb Bhawar's way to fight evils like female foeticide, dowry harassment and the stigma of HIV/AIDS in society.
Source: Express Buzz
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Can’t deny job to HIV-positive: HC
CHENNAI: Can a public authority deny employment to a candidate who is HIV-positive? 'No' is the emphatic answer of the Madras high court.
Source: Times of India
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