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A Revenge-Seeking Woman Went Viral By Telling Men She Gave Them HIV

World News | Deanna Paul, The Washington Post | Friday August 9, 2019

Brandi Yakeima Lasiter wanted to punish the men of Americus, Georgia, who had allegedly wronged her. She set her plan into motion last week on a Facebook Live feed, claiming to be HIV-positive and broadcasting she had intentionally infected her past sexual partners.

Baby Of Woman Given HIV-Positive Blood In Tamil Nadu Tests Negative

Tamil Nadu News | ANI | Sunday July 28, 2019

The of baby of the woman who was transfused with HIV positive blood at a government hospital in Tamil Nadu's Virudhnagar, has tested negative.

Pregnant Woman, Given HIV-Infected Blood In Tamil Nadu, To Get Rs 25 Lakh

Tamil Nadu News | Press Trust of India | Sunday July 28, 2019

The Madras High Court on Friday ordered Rs 25 lakh compensation, a government job and a house for a pregnant woman, who was transfused with HIV-infected blood at a state-run hospital in Tamil Nadu's Sattur town where she was treated for anaemia in December 2018.

AIDS Deaths Down A Third Since 2010, Many Challenges Persist: UN

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday July 16, 2019

HIV-related deaths last year fell to around 770,000 -- some 33 per cent lower than in 2010 -- the United Nations said Tuesday, but warned that global efforts to eradicate the disease were stalling as funding dries up.

"Considering Making HIV Test Compulsory For Couples": Goa Health Minister

Goa News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday July 9, 2019

Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane on Tuesday said that the coastal state's government was mulling making HIV tests mandatory before the registration of marriages.

Scientists Say They Found A Cure For HIV In Some Mice; Humans Can Be Next

World News | Hannah Knowles, The Washington Post | Friday July 5, 2019

Researchers say they have removed HIV from the DNA of mice, an achievement the scientists say could be an early step toward an elusive cure for humans.

Over 2,400 HIV Deaths In Maharashtra In Last One Year: Health Minister

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday June 18, 2019

Maharashtra Health Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday said over 2,400 people in the state have died of HIV infection in the past one year.

Surge In HIV Cases In Pakistan, 31 Test Positive In Sindh Province

World News | Press Trust of India | Saturday June 15, 2019

Thirty-one people were tested HIV positive during a screening programme conducted in Pakistan's Sindh province on Saturday, health authorities said amid a probe by international experts from the WHO to check the outbreak of the deadly virus.

World Blood Donor Day: You Should Not Donate Blood If You Have These Conditions

Health | Garima Arora | Friday June 14, 2019

World Blood Donor Day 2019: Did you know if you have cold, flu or any other infections, you cannot donate blood? Here are other eligibility criteria you need to follow if you are looking forward to blood donation.

Chennai Man Is "Father" To 45 HIV Kids Abandoned By Their Families

Chennai News | ANI | Sunday June 9, 2019

Forty-Five HIV positive children abandoned by their families have found a home in the "Shelter Trust" run by Solomon Raj, popularly referred to as "Appa" (father) by them.

Used Needles Likely Cause Of HIV Outbreak Among Children In Pakistan

World News | Shaiq Hussain, Siobhán O'Grady, The Washington Post | Friday June 7, 2019

Health authorities here are scrambling to control an HIV outbreak in the country's south after the virus was diagnosed in about 700 people, most of them children, in recent weeks.

US Finds American Guilty In Singapore HIV Data Leak Case

World News | Reuters | Thursday June 6, 2019

A US citizen who leaked the names of more than 14,000 HIV-positive people in Singapore has been found guilty by a US court of illegally transferring personal data and threatening the Singapore government, court filings show.

Pakistan Man Murders HIV Positive Wife As Outbreak Spreads Fear

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday May 29, 2019

A man killed his HIV positive wife on Wednesday in southern Pakistan, where hundreds of people have tested positive for the virus in recent weeks, stirring panic and casting a light on the country's dismal public health standards.

Pakistan Seeks Help From WHO To Probe HIV Outbreak: Report

World News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 28, 2019

The Pakistan government has sought the help of the World Health organisation (WHO) to probe the recent outbreak of HIV in the country's Sindh province, that has till now affected over 600 people, mostly children, according to a media report.

Gopal Shrestha Becomes First HIV-Infected Climber To Scale Mount Everest

World News | ANI | Thursday May 23, 2019

A-56 year-old Gopal Shrestha from Pokhara in Nepal became first HIV infected climber to ascend world's highest peak, the Mount Everest.