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Busting Myths About HIV With These Facts
In this article, we'll debunk some of the most persistent myths about HIV with verified facts to promote a more informed and compassionate society.
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For Ration Cards, Supreme Court Widens Sex Workers' Identification Scope
Noting that a large number of sex workers are left out from issuance of ration cards, the Supreme Court Monday said the basis for their identification need not be restricted to the list provided by National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO).
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In India Over 21 Lakh People Living With HIV, More Than Two-Fifth Women
India had an estimated 21.40 lakh people living with HIV in 2017, with slightly more than two-fifth of them being women, the National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) said on Friday.
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Prostitution Goes Hi-Tech In Kerala With Smartphones, Messaging Apps, Finds Study
Transactions in Kerala's prostitution industry are now being carried out through smartphones and apps, a new study has claimed.
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How Mother To Baby Transmission Of HIV Can Be Prevented In India
New Delhi: Every year, 6,500 children are born with HIV in India, according to various estimates. One-third of them die before their first birthday and half of them do not get to see their second. National AIDS Control Organisation or NACO’s programme, launched 14 years ago, provides utmost care to the women during pregnancy and childbirth. At BJ...
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Assam Records 928 New HIV Cases
Assam has recorded 928 new HIV cases with an estimated 12,090 people living with HIV(PLHA) last year, according to Assam State AIDS Control Society (ASACS).
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Can India Promise Its Children HIV-Free Future? NACO Programme Gives Hope
Geeta, 24, is seven months pregnant and is grossly underweight. She and her husband are HIV positive. Her husband believes he got infected through blood transfusions during a surgery. “I want my child to be HIV negative like my first child,” she says. It is estimated that 6,500 children are born every year with HIV in India. One-third of them ...
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More Than 2,000 People Contract HIV From Blood Transfusion
More than 2,000 people contracted HIV across the country over a 17-month period after receiving blood transfusions, data from the national AIDS body shows. In response to a Right to Information request filed by Mumbai-based activist Chetan Kothari, the National AIDS Control Organisation or NACO said 2,234 people had been infected between October 20...
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Injecting Drug Users Main Reason For Spread Of HIV In North-East: JP Nadda
Union Health Minister JP Nadda on Saturday said injecting drug users continue to be the prime factor for the spread of HIV-AIDS in north-eastern region even as the government has increased medical facilities for testing and treatment of people living with the illness.
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AIDS Preventive Medicine Will be Available From December in Kolkata
One of Asia's largest red light districts, Sonagachi will next month roll out an experimental project for providing HIV-preventive medicine to sex workers in what will be the first such initiative in the country.
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DCW Questions National AIDS Control Organisation Over Supply of Condoms
DCW chief Swati Maliwal has sought a detailed report from the National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) on the reasons for gap in supply of condoms in red light areas of the city and has asked it to resume the supply on an urgent basis.
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1,038 People Have Died of AIDS Since 1990: Mizoram Health Minister
Of the 4,57,678 blood samples tested in Mizoram, 9,894 people were found to be infected with HIV while 1,038 people have died due to AIDS since 1990 till date, state Health Minister Lal Thanzara informed the Assembly today.
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143 People Test HIV Positive in Tripura
A total of 143 people including 15 pregnant women were tested HIV positive this year, an official of Tripura State AIDS Control Society (TSACS) said today.
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Madhya Pradesh to get three more HIV treatment centres
Three more antiretroviral therapy (ART) centres for HIV patients would be set up soon at Burhanpur, Neemuch and Ratlam in Madhya Pradesh. A proposal to this effect has been approved in principle by the National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) recently, officials said on Monday.
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School denies entry to HIV positive student
A primary school in Madurai has barred entry to a 13-year-old student after discovering that he was HIV positive.
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Busting Myths About HIV With These Facts
In this article, we'll debunk some of the most persistent myths about HIV with verified facts to promote a more informed and compassionate society.
-
For Ration Cards, Supreme Court Widens Sex Workers' Identification Scope
Noting that a large number of sex workers are left out from issuance of ration cards, the Supreme Court Monday said the basis for their identification need not be restricted to the list provided by National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO).
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In India Over 21 Lakh People Living With HIV, More Than Two-Fifth Women
India had an estimated 21.40 lakh people living with HIV in 2017, with slightly more than two-fifth of them being women, the National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) said on Friday.
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Prostitution Goes Hi-Tech In Kerala With Smartphones, Messaging Apps, Finds Study
Transactions in Kerala's prostitution industry are now being carried out through smartphones and apps, a new study has claimed.
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How Mother To Baby Transmission Of HIV Can Be Prevented In India
New Delhi: Every year, 6,500 children are born with HIV in India, according to various estimates. One-third of them die before their first birthday and half of them do not get to see their second. National AIDS Control Organisation or NACO’s programme, launched 14 years ago, provides utmost care to the women during pregnancy and childbirth. At BJ...
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Assam Records 928 New HIV Cases
Assam has recorded 928 new HIV cases with an estimated 12,090 people living with HIV(PLHA) last year, according to Assam State AIDS Control Society (ASACS).
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Can India Promise Its Children HIV-Free Future? NACO Programme Gives Hope
Geeta, 24, is seven months pregnant and is grossly underweight. She and her husband are HIV positive. Her husband believes he got infected through blood transfusions during a surgery. “I want my child to be HIV negative like my first child,” she says. It is estimated that 6,500 children are born every year with HIV in India. One-third of them ...
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More Than 2,000 People Contract HIV From Blood Transfusion
More than 2,000 people contracted HIV across the country over a 17-month period after receiving blood transfusions, data from the national AIDS body shows. In response to a Right to Information request filed by Mumbai-based activist Chetan Kothari, the National AIDS Control Organisation or NACO said 2,234 people had been infected between October 20...
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Injecting Drug Users Main Reason For Spread Of HIV In North-East: JP Nadda
Union Health Minister JP Nadda on Saturday said injecting drug users continue to be the prime factor for the spread of HIV-AIDS in north-eastern region even as the government has increased medical facilities for testing and treatment of people living with the illness.
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AIDS Preventive Medicine Will be Available From December in Kolkata
One of Asia's largest red light districts, Sonagachi will next month roll out an experimental project for providing HIV-preventive medicine to sex workers in what will be the first such initiative in the country.
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DCW Questions National AIDS Control Organisation Over Supply of Condoms
DCW chief Swati Maliwal has sought a detailed report from the National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) on the reasons for gap in supply of condoms in red light areas of the city and has asked it to resume the supply on an urgent basis.
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1,038 People Have Died of AIDS Since 1990: Mizoram Health Minister
Of the 4,57,678 blood samples tested in Mizoram, 9,894 people were found to be infected with HIV while 1,038 people have died due to AIDS since 1990 till date, state Health Minister Lal Thanzara informed the Assembly today.
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143 People Test HIV Positive in Tripura
A total of 143 people including 15 pregnant women were tested HIV positive this year, an official of Tripura State AIDS Control Society (TSACS) said today.
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Madhya Pradesh to get three more HIV treatment centres
Three more antiretroviral therapy (ART) centres for HIV patients would be set up soon at Burhanpur, Neemuch and Ratlam in Madhya Pradesh. A proposal to this effect has been approved in principle by the National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) recently, officials said on Monday.
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School denies entry to HIV positive student
A primary school in Madurai has barred entry to a 13-year-old student after discovering that he was HIV positive.
