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'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 2022: Famous personalities we lost to the deadly disease

World AIDS Day 2022: Famous personalities we lost to the deadly disease

December 1 is observed as World AIDS Day. Today, we remember remarkable individuals who left their mark on the world before succumbing to AIDS-related complications

01 December,2022 09:50 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent

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World AIDS Day 2022: Five interesting facts that you should definitely know

World AIDS Day 2022: Five interesting facts that you should definitely know

With a goal to provide equal access of HIV assistance for all, the theme for this year's World AIDS Day is 'Equalize'. It aims to sensitise people towards the inequalities and lack of medical access faced by those living with HIV

01 December,2022 06:03 PM IST

Podcast

Episode 20 : Mid-day’s Mumbai Cricket Podcast with Clayton Murzello ft. former Mumbai and India ODI batsman Jatin Paranjape

Episode 20 : Mid-day’s Mumbai Cricket Podcast with Clayton Murzello ft. former Mumbai and India ODI batsman Jatin Paranjape

Mumbai’s ex-batsman Jatin Paranjape turns back the clock to how he was introduced to the tough yet exciting world of Mumbai’s club cricket by being part of the Dadar Union Sporting Club, before graduating to U-19 cricket for India and a Mumbai Ranji Trophy call-up. An ankle injury proved a spanner in the works a few games into his India ODI career in 1998, but doors opened in the corporate field before becoming a national selector, followed by a post in a BCCI committee to pick the current national selection committee.

13 May,2023 12:22 PM IST | Mumbai
Episode 19 : Mid-day’s Mumbai Cricket Podcast with Clayton Murzello ft. former Indian first-class cricketer Suresh Shastri

Episode 19 : Mid-day’s Mumbai Cricket Podcast with Clayton Murzello ft. former Indian first-class cricketer Suresh Shastri

Ex-Rajasthan’s Mumbai-based spinner Suresh Shastri reveals that he was one of the first to emerge from the famous Ramakant Achrekar cricket stable and how he progressed every step of the way in the hard world of Mumbai and domestic cricket, playing with the best names on the circuit; his journey encompassing several games against touring teams in the 1970s.

07 April,2023 04:16 PM IST | Mumbai
Episode 18 : Mid-day’s Mumbai Cricket Podcast with Clayton Murzello ft. former Mumbai and India wicketkeeper-batsman Chandrakant Pandit.

Episode 18 : Mid-day’s Mumbai Cricket Podcast with Clayton Murzello ft. former Mumbai and India wicketkeeper-batsman Chandrakant Pandit.

Mumbai’s wicketkeeper-batsman-turned coach Chandrakant Pandit opens up on how he could take his first steps in  serious cricket thanks to his coach Ramakant Achrekar, who convinced his dad that he should pursue the game. Pandit, who also figured in the 1987 World Cup, reveals how he got his first leadership role on a train journey to Chennai for an inter-office tournament.

24 February,2023 07:39 PM IST | Mumbai
Episode 17 : Mid-day’s Mumbai Cricket Podcast with Clayton Murzello ft. former Mumbai Ranji Trophy captain Shishir Hattangadi

Episode 17 : Mid-day’s Mumbai Cricket Podcast with Clayton Murzello ft. former Mumbai Ranji Trophy captain Shishir Hattangadi

Former Mumbai opening batsman and captain Shishir Hattangadi talks about his eventful journey in the city’s cricketing sphere and the mentors who showed him the way as he went about being one of the very few non-Test batters in the star-filled Mumbai team

27 January,2023 06:21 PM IST | Mumbai

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