South Africa: Advocates Rally to Stop PEPFAR Funding Cuts

The “Keep the Promise” Declaration calls on the United States to keep its commitment to the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), which provides funding for HIV/AIDS treatment programs in developing countries. Recent cuts to PEPFAR represent an …

HIV+ man ends life

An HIV positive man allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with a countrymade pistol at his residence in Rae Bareli’s Lalganj locality on Monday evening. A suicide note has been found which said the victim was suffering from AIDS and …

Tens of Thousands of AIDS Patients Untreated in Ukraine Because of Corruption, Activists Say

KIEV, Ukraine — Two years ago, Hryhoriy, a retired police officer from a provincial Ukrainian town, nearly died of AIDS. Yet the ghostly, emaciated father of two considers himself lucky because he eventually got treated at a Kiev clinic and …

In India, two out five female sex workers are HIV-positive

Kounteya Sinha, TNN | Mar 15, 2012

NEW DELHI: Nearly two out of every five female sex workers (FSWs) in India could be living with HIV infection.

Those who aren’t already infected, however, carry more than 50-times increased risk of …

Funding crunch is a major threat to HIV treatment

India witnesses 56% drop in new HIV cases: UNAIDS

PTI | Nov 21, 2011, 09.02PM IST

GENEVA: India, which has one of the highest populations of HIV-infected people in Asia, has witnessed a decline in new infections by a significant 56% from the epidemic’s peak in 1996, with other …

‘There are more than 1 lakh HIV-positive patients in India’

Published: Monday, Nov 21, 2011, 17:57 IST
By Bhagyashree Kulthe | Place: Pune | Agency: DNA

Considering the increasing number of HIV-positive cases, it is important that the general practitioners enhance their knowledge and prepare themselves to help detect the …

Stairway to Heaven Fell Short

Rohan Swamy,Rohan Swamy

Posted: Nov 20, 2011 at 0422 hrs IST

When the much-awaited NH7 Weekender finally took off on Friday, the mood seemed to be dark. And by that we are not referring to the low turnout. The crowd …

A hero — but no magic this

If discrimination against people infected with HIV continues to be a major problem even today, despite innumerable initiatives to remove the stigma attached to it since the first case was reported in 1981, it must be remembered that the situation …