Delhi govt to procure 4 lakh condoms for sex workers

Delhi government will procure four lakh condoms and distribute it in the national capital’s red-light area G B Road till […]

Government Launches Unique Mobile Application on HIV/AIDS

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in collaboration with AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Department of Telecommunications and National AIDS Control […]

Delhi Declaration on Public Health Challenges adopted by the SAARC Health Ministers

  The 5th meeting of SAARC Health Ministers held at New Delhi, adopted the “Delhi Declaration on Public Health Challengesâ€. […]

HIV may be Curable

A recent study has revealed that latent HIV may stay hidden in quiet immune cells, suggesting it may become possible […]

Faith-based organizations play major role in fighting HIV/AIDS

Faith-based organisations play a critical role in HIV-AIDS care and treatment in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) by 2010, according to a new United Nations study.

INDIA

First health institute in Nagaland inauguratedThe first health institute to be set up in the North-eastern state of India, Christian […]

Global HIV prence has levelled off: New Report of the UNAIDS and WHO

New data on HIV/ AIDS, as shown by the United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the World Health Organization (WHO) in the report 2007 AIDS Epidemic Update, reveal that the disease prence

First health institute in Nagaland

[This article was published in the December 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

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First health institute in Nagaland (India) inaugurated

Nagaland Governor K. Sankaranarayanan congratulated the government and the people at the inaugural function of the Christian Institute of Health Sciences & Research (CISHR) recently.

Small business enterprise project for HIV-positive women in Asia

For helping women living with HIV/ AIDS to lead a life of dignity and economic independence, the UNDP Regional HIV and Development Programme and Thailand’s Population and Community Development Association (PDA) together have launched a “Women and Wealth Project (WWP)” in Cambodia, China and India.

Making CD 4 level test accessible to HIV/ AIDS victims in India

National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO), Clinton Foundation and Becton Dickinson (BD) India, through a public-private partnership shows the way for HIV/ AIDS victims.

Antiretroviral drugs to fight HIV/ AIDS

The antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) are designed to do interrupt the HIV/ AIDS virus at various points.

More funding to combat HIV/AIDS

More funds will be allocated by the Union Ministry of Health to combat HIV/ AIDS in India. The funds are to be spent over the next five years for prevention, care, support and treatment of the disease.