Doctors call for a suicide helpline

With a shocking 350-450 people attempting suicide every day, AP is second only to Maharashtra in recording the highest number of suicides in the country. According to statistics provided by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), around 15,000 people commit suicide every year and around 40 people kill themselves per day in the state. AP also recorded the highest number of HIV/AIDS-related suicides (352) in 2009.

Source: Deccan Chronicle

For these HIV kids, life is all questions, no answers

New Delhi: They are chirpy, confident and full of the energy - like all children are - but for one difference. They are HIV-positive, and some are even afflicted with AIDS.

Source: Sify News

Varsity asks colleges to form clubs, spread AIDS awareness

Samarpita Banerjee
Posted: Mon Oct 18 2010, 06:08 hrs
Pune:

In a bid to get the student population in the city to spread awareness about various social issues, the University of Pune (UoP) has asked 310 affiliated colleges that come under the National Service Scheme (NSS) to form Red Ribbon's Clubs (RRC).

Source : Indian Express

Adult HIV prevalence on the decline in the country: NACO report

Aarti Dhar

Source: The Hindu

98% of sex workers insist on condoms

MUMBAI: There's a marked change in the attitude and behaviourial patterns of female sex workers in Maharashtra towards condoms. They now insist on consistent use of condoms to prevent HIV transmission.

Source: Times of India

Avert Society releases BSS report for HIV AIDS

India Infoline News Service / 12:28 , Oct 12, 2010

The study findings show that large proportions of respondents from various groups are aware of HIV/AIDS.

Source: IIFL

‘HIV prevalence rate in state higher than national average’

Apeksha Vora , Hindustan Times
Email Author
Mumbai, October 09, 2010

Even though 31.6 per cent of people living in cities in Maharashtra know someone affected by HIV, majority believe that they are unlikely to contract the disease themselves, states the Behavioral Surveillance Survey 2009, which was released on Friday. The report, commissioned by the Avert Society, an NGO working in the field of HIV AIDS, stated that only 3.1 per cent of all the respondents perceived that they are at risk of HIV.

Source: Hindustan Times

HIV/AIDS Awareness Group Tells India to “Wake Up”

The Indian organization Wake Up Pune was in the news recently for a protest they held to demand more awareness for HIV/AIDS in the city of Pune. Pune is located in the state of Mahastra, about 150km (2 and a half hours drive) from Mumbai, also a city in Maharastra. There are about 2.3 million people living with HIV/AIDS in India. In the state of Maharastra there are currently 4,19,982 AIDS patients registered. About a quarter of those people have registered since 2007. According to Wake Up Punes website, Pune ranks among the top five highest prevalance rates of HIV in the state of Maharastra.

Source: Edge

Maharashtra plans campaign to reduce mother-to-child HIV transmission

2010-10-05 09:50:00
Last Updated: 2010-10-05 09:54:14

Mumbai: Worried over the high prevalence of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Maharashtra, the state government has decided to launch an awareness campaign across the state to reduce this risk.

Source: Sify