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India to be hit as pharma giant pulls plug on AIDS vaccine

India to be hit as pharma giant pulls plug on AIDS vaccine

Mosaico trial, which began in 2019, failed to yield desired results

23 January,2023 08:14 AM IST | Mumbai | Vinod Kumar Menon
Mumbai: ‘Thanks to BMC, I fed my family in the pandemic’

Mumbai: ‘Thanks to BMC, I fed my family in the pandemic’

The civic body’s Rs 1,000 monthly aid to 3,006 widows of HIV patients came in handy for many of them who lost their jobs

10 December,2022 07:30 AM IST | Mumbai | Suraj Pandey
'Progress in HIV care for kids, pregnant women nearly flat over past 3 years'

'Progress in HIV care for kids, pregnant women nearly flat over past 3 years'

Around 1,10,000 children and adolescents died from AIDS-related causes during 2021 while another 3,10,000 were newly infected, bringing the total number of young people living with HIV to 2.7 million

01 December,2022 02:35 PM IST | United Nations | IANS
3.8 million people living with HIV in South-East Asia region, says WHO

3.8 million people living with HIV in South-East Asia region, says WHO

An estimated 38.4 million people are living with HIV, globally. In 2021, an estimated 1.5 million people acquired HIV and around 650 000 people died from AIDS-related causes, according to the United Nations agency

01 December,2022 12:35 PM IST | New Delhi | ANI
World AIDS Day 2022: History, theme, and significance

World AIDS Day 2022: History, theme, and significance

The theme for World AIDS Day this year is "Equalize". It implies that everyone should try to end the injustices that, in the opinion of UNAIDS, are impeding the effort to eradicate AIDS

01 December,2022 10:02 AM IST | Washington | ANI
World AIDS Day: A new global alliance formed to end AIDS in children by 2030

World AIDS Day: A new global alliance formed to end AIDS in children by 2030

A UNAIDS report showed that globally only 52 per cent of children living with HIV are on life-saving treatment, far behind adults where 76 per cent are receiving antiretrovirals

01 December,2022 09:42 AM IST | Mumbai | IANS
Protest by people with HIV alleging shortage of drugs continues

Protest by people with HIV alleging shortage of drugs continues

The protestors are alleging complete unavailability of certain drugs including those for children living with HIV and random shifting to another class of drugs for most of the patients

12 August,2022 06:36 PM IST | New Delhi | PTI
Monkeypox spread leading to queer stigma?

Monkeypox spread leading to queer stigma?

Recent study indicating that virus is spreading fast among male homosexual population has left experts divided. While health specialists say targetted messaging helps with early intervention, activists fear it may cause further marginalisation

31 July,2022 07:39 AM IST | Mumbai | Jane Borges | Yusra Husain

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