India witnesses 56% drop in new HIV cases: UNAIDS

PTI | Nov 21, 2011, 09.02PM IST

GENEVA: India, which has one of the highest populations of HIV-infected people in Asia, has witnessed a decline in new infections by a significant 56% from the epidemic’s peak in 1996, with other …

‘There are more than 1 lakh HIV-positive patients in India’

Published: Monday, Nov 21, 2011, 17:57 IST
By Bhagyashree Kulthe | Place: Pune | Agency: DNA

Considering the increasing number of HIV-positive cases, it is important that the general practitioners enhance their knowledge and prepare themselves to help detect the …

Stairway to Heaven Fell Short

Rohan Swamy,Rohan Swamy

Posted: Nov 20, 2011 at 0422 hrs IST

When the much-awaited NH7 Weekender finally took off on Friday, the mood seemed to be dark. And by that we are not referring to the low turnout. The crowd …

A hero — but no magic this

If discrimination against people infected with HIV continues to be a major problem even today, despite innumerable initiatives to remove the stigma attached to it since the first case was reported in 1981, it must be remembered that the situation …

How AIR Madras reached out to public with innovative programming

Studio-bound broadcasting, of which we get a goodly share in India, tends to lose touch with the listener as well as navel-gaze. When AIR Madras decided some weeks ago to start a social experiment of its own, it could not …

Day after TOI report on eviction of HIV+ children, landlord takes them back

TNN Nov 11, 2011, 06.36AM IST

JAIPUR: Taking a strong view of the TOI report on HIV positive children asked to vacate a rented accommodation by the landlord, officials of the district administration and the medical and health department on …

Landlord evicts 19 HIV+ kids

Says Action Taken Due To Pressure from Neighbours

Nov 10,2011- Jaipur: A group of 19 HIV positive children, most of whom have lost their parents to the disease or have been thrown out of their homes by close relatives, have …

Can we find cure to these scourges?

Vatsala Vedantam

Eradication of HIV must be the priority, if we are to eradicate TB as well in the country.

It is a strange contradiction that while India celebrates being home to the world’s leading corporate giants and wealthiest persons, …

HIV Bootcamp at Aasra

On Friday 4th November, Wake Up Pune volunteers conducted an HIV/AIDS bootcamp at Aasra: a vocational, therapeutic rehabilitation center which supports people with addiction/alcoholism. 29 people attended and discussed HIV biology, transmission, prevention, statistics and stigma. The residents had some …