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Moscow declaration adopted for co-ordinated action on TB, end of HIV co-infection deaths
Health ministers, NGOs, and private sector representatives from 120 countries have adopted Moscow Declaration on the sidelines of the first WHO Global Ministerial Conference. The declaration calls for eliminating additional deaths from HIV co-infection by 2030 and achieving synergy in ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2017
Professors Salim Abdool Karim and Quarraisha Abdool Karim won 2017 IHV Lifetime Achievement Award for AIDS research
Professors Salim Abdool Karim and Quarraisha Abdool Karim, a globally-acclaimed South African Indian-origin researcher couple, has been honoured with a prestigious 2017 IHV Lifetime Achievement Award for their exceptional contributions in the field of HIV/AIDS. The researcher couple received the ..
Rajya Sabha passes HIV and AIDS (Prevention and Control) Bill, 2014
The Rajya Sabha has passed HIV and AIDS (Prevention and Control) Bill, 2014. The Bill seeks to safeguard the rights of people living with HIV and affected by HIV. It aims to prevent social stigma and discrimination against people living ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2017
Odisha Government launches Biju Sishu Surakshya Yojana to nurture HIV positive orphan kids
The Odisha Government launched the Biju Sishu Surakshya Yojana, a scheme to nurture the orphan and HIV-infected children residing in different child care institutions and orphanages. The main aim of the scheme is to facilitate care and protection towards orphans ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2016
Cabinet approves amendments to HIV and AIDS (Prevention and Control) Bill, 2014
The Union Cabinet has given its approval to introduce amendments to the HIV and AIDS (Prevention and Control) Bill, 2014. The Bill seeks to safeguard the rights of people living with HIV and affected by HIV. It seeks to prevent ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2016
Thailand becomes first Asian country to eliminate mother to child HIV: WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that Thailand has become the first Asian country to eliminate mother-to-child HIV transmission. In this regard, Thailand’s Minister of Health was presented with the certificate of validation during a ceremony, which took place ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2016
1st December: World AIDS Day
Every year on 1st December World Acquired ImmunoDeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Day is being observed to raise awareness of the pandemic caused by the spread of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. It also seeks to remember those who have died of ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2015
Union Government scraps import duties on AIDS drugs and test kits
Union Government has scrapped customs import duties for drugs and test kits used to treat Human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS). In this regard Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) has issued a notice that ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2015
Uses of Transitmycin
Transitmycin is a new anti-bacterial, anti-viral molecule recently isolated by scientists of the Tuberculosis Research Centre at Ramanathapuram. This new molecule has proven to be effective for all types of HIV. It was tested against the Human Immunodeficiency Virus, ‘C’ ..