Presentation on OraQuick Oral Fluid HIV-1/2 Test on 10 March

Wake Up Pune has arranged a presentation by Mr. Quoc Pham, the representative for Asia from Orasure Technologies, Inc. on 10 March 2010.

The presentation will be focused on the OraQuick Oral Fluid HIV-1/2 Test that yields a result in 20 minutes from a simple, painless swab of the mouth. Regulatory requirements for the importation of the test into India are expected to be cleared by around 01 March. Rapid oral fluid HIV testing is the future of HIV testing. You can learn more about this product at  http://www.orasure.com/products-infectious/products-infectious-oraquick.asp .

Co-infected with HIV and HBV

I am co-infected with HIV and HBV. Please advise me as to where I can get the proper treatment and the latest medicine. How much will it cost?

Aids ‘key cause of female death’

HIV has become the leading cause of death and disease among women of reproductive age worldwide, the UN programme on HIV/Aids says.

© BBC (Published: 2010/03/03 01:32:35 GMT)

Boot Camp on 21st Feb at Deep Griha Society

On Sunday 21 Feb over 25 people participated in another HIV Boot Camp held in Varsha Memorial Hall at Deep Griha Society on Tadiwala Road.   This Boot Camp was presented by a "team" of volunteers.   The purpose of the "team" presentation was to give more volunteers ownership in the event and give them a chance to hone their public speaking skills.   Emphasis was placed on motivating the participants to take the Wake Up Pune BE HIV POSITIVE message back to their schools and organizations by forming WUP satellites--creating an exponential expansion of HIV education, awareness, and support--hence the "team" work approach.

SIMC Sympulse Festival 2010

On Wed 17th Feb and Fri 19th Feb 2010, Wake Up Pune volunteers joined the Wake Up Pune--Take 10 team to staff the kiosk and do outreach at the Sympulse 2010 event at Symbiosis Institute of Media and Communication (SIMC), Viman Nagar Campus.

“Decided to have sex with gay male after 8 years of marriage”

Dear all. First of all thanks to all of you for the great work you are doing. My English is not good. I am 34 yrs married male. After 8 years of my routine married life I decided to do …

“I am feeling very lonely due to my HIV infection”

Hi. I want friends. I am feeling very lonely due to my HIV infection.

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Thank you for your email. We certainly understand that people who are HIV+ can and do feel isolated; in fact, ending discrimination and isolation and …

“Early HIV detection tests after condom broke with sex worker”

Dear Doc:
I had protected sex with sex worker.  At the end, the condom broke. After this potential exposure, I have had the following early HIV detection tests: 1) after 4 weeks — P24 antigen and antibody test –negative result, …

“Recently diagnosed HIV+”

I was diagnosed HIV+ recently. i am also HBV+. My anti HBC (total) is positive. HBeAg-, DNA-. Is there any treatment for my desease?

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There is treatment available for HIV. This treatment will not kill HIV but will help …