Chandigarh, Sept. 5: Punjab is gearing up to counter the AIDS threat with the help of HIV positive people and Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs).
Pooja Thakur, herself an HIV positive person and an activist, is determined to educate people in the high risk areas like slums about the HIV/AIDS.
She runs an NGO "Chandigarh Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS" with a mission to give support to HIV infected women and children, who suffer from stigma, isolation and diseases. read more
Wednesday, September 5, 2007
Malawi: Window of Hope Opens for People Living With HIV/Aids
Encouragingly, there are a number of initiatives employed by government and its numerous stakeholders to address this. It is therefore not surprising, that these efforts are bearing positive results and there are signs that things are beginning to change for the better.
Through these untiring efforts, more people are now aware of the disease and new evidence shows a declining trend in national adult HIV prevalence rate in the country. Malawi has a current official rate of 14% prevalence that indicates a decline of new HIV infections.
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Through these untiring efforts, more people are now aware of the disease and new evidence shows a declining trend in national adult HIV prevalence rate in the country. Malawi has a current official rate of 14% prevalence that indicates a decline of new HIV infections.
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Malawi: Mainstreaming HIV and Aids
Besides, over 20 years down the road since the disease was discovered, many people in this country are still not accustomed to talking openly about sex, the use of the condom as part of safer sex is low and polygamy or multiple sexual partners are common.
High unemployment, poverty, alcohol misuse and gender imbalance put an economic and social strain on vulnerable groups such as women and young people exposing them to risks of contacting the disease as they search for means of survival .
Furthermore, adequate medical care is not available and as such, the presence of HIV often goes undetected until Aids related symptoms are severe.
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High unemployment, poverty, alcohol misuse and gender imbalance put an economic and social strain on vulnerable groups such as women and young people exposing them to risks of contacting the disease as they search for means of survival .
Furthermore, adequate medical care is not available and as such, the presence of HIV often goes undetected until Aids related symptoms are severe.
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HIV blood couple win right to fight case in UK
A WELSH couple infected with HIV through contaminated blood products have won the right to fight their case in the UK courts.
Haemophiliac Haydn Lewis and his wife Gaynor became infected with HIV after Mr Lewis was given contaminated blood products to improve his blood’s ability to clot, made by an American pharmaceutical company.
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Haemophiliac Haydn Lewis and his wife Gaynor became infected with HIV after Mr Lewis was given contaminated blood products to improve his blood’s ability to clot, made by an American pharmaceutical company.
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Botswana: Rocking Against HIV/Aids
Roger Madison, who is one of the show's organizers, "For a hundred million reasons - We are happy with the Sound of Hope Music Festival to raise awareness on HIV/AIDS, in hope that the generation of today can have a better understanding of this wide spread disease. Music being a global language helps us to target different cultures and mindsets for a better tomorrow."
Ivo S'brana of Nosey Road Band further commented, "This Festival has fully embraced the HIV/AIDS awareness campaign for all that it stands for. Educating the masses and growing together needs to be addressed not only in our region but through out the world through consistent innovative ways and we are confident that this festival will be a great success in creating that awareness." read more
Ivo S'brana of Nosey Road Band further commented, "This Festival has fully embraced the HIV/AIDS awareness campaign for all that it stands for. Educating the masses and growing together needs to be addressed not only in our region but through out the world through consistent innovative ways and we are confident that this festival will be a great success in creating that awareness." read more
Malawi: Maximising HIV Test Counselling in STI Services
Integrating HIV Testing Counselling (HTC) into Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) service delivery has not been successful thereby calling for the intervention of non-medical HIV Testing Counsellors and the Opt-Out Strategy in the country's STI Clinics.
STI patients are at high risk of HIV transmission therefore HIV counselling and testing should be the standard of care for all STI patients; this, according to the National HIV and AIDS policy.
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STI patients are at high risk of HIV transmission therefore HIV counselling and testing should be the standard of care for all STI patients; this, according to the National HIV and AIDS policy.
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Nigeria: Only Two Percent of HIV/Aids Patients in Niger On Treatment
About 190,000 persons in Niger state are infected with the HIV/AIDS disease, the Director General, Agency for HIV/AIDS and other Communicable Diseases in the state, Alhaji Adamu Umaru, has disclosed. He expressed concern that only 2,000 out of this number were on anti-retroviral drugs.
The director general told our correspondent in Minna, on Monday, that the state had about 5.4 percent prevalence of HIV/AIDS cases.
He lamented the ranking of the state as the 11th highest in HIV/AIDS prevalence in the country, and stated the resolve of the government to create the desired awareness in combating the scourge.
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The director general told our correspondent in Minna, on Monday, that the state had about 5.4 percent prevalence of HIV/AIDS cases.
He lamented the ranking of the state as the 11th highest in HIV/AIDS prevalence in the country, and stated the resolve of the government to create the desired awareness in combating the scourge.
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HIV/AIDS in Papua New Guinea Could Mirror African Epidemic, U.N. Says
HIV/AIDS in Papua New Guinea could reflect the situation in Africa because new cases are increasing and more than 75% of people living with the virus are unable to access antiretroviral drugs, the United Nations said recently, Bloomberg reports. "It could very much become an Africa-type situation if the required services are not in place," Tim Rwabuhemba, UNAIDS Papua New Guinea coordinator, said, adding, "There is an urgent need for more HIV services across the board here." read more
FDA: Benefits of Merck HIV drug Isentress outweigh risks
The FDA released its review of Isentress ahead of a panel meeting next Wednesday that is being called to make recommendations to the agency about whether the drug should be approved.
The agency said the potential risks of Isentress include rash, liver injuries, muscle problems and cancer. The FDA said there was a higher number of cancers seen among patients in clinical studies receiving Isentress but said the "imbalance" appeared to reflect the low rate of cancers seen in the placebo group. read more
The agency said the potential risks of Isentress include rash, liver injuries, muscle problems and cancer. The FDA said there was a higher number of cancers seen among patients in clinical studies receiving Isentress but said the "imbalance" appeared to reflect the low rate of cancers seen in the placebo group. read more
HIV testing at BPOs may be illegal
June 2007 opened a can of worms in what is fast becoming one of India’s most controversial and sensitive labour law issues. Media reports recently said a few BPOs were examining the possibility of introducing HIV testing at their call centres.
Among the various concerns raised on the proposition were whether such testing would be discriminatory to employees and unconstitutional. As per the National Aids Control Organisation’s (NACO) 2006 estimate, adult HIV prevalence in India is about 0.36%, with 2-3 million living with HIV.
Undoubtedly, AIDS is one of the most serious issues faced by India. It is now a workplace issue because it affects labour and productivity, and also workplace has a vital role to play in the struggles to limit the spread and effects of the epidemic. read more
Among the various concerns raised on the proposition were whether such testing would be discriminatory to employees and unconstitutional. As per the National Aids Control Organisation’s (NACO) 2006 estimate, adult HIV prevalence in India is about 0.36%, with 2-3 million living with HIV.
Undoubtedly, AIDS is one of the most serious issues faced by India. It is now a workplace issue because it affects labour and productivity, and also workplace has a vital role to play in the struggles to limit the spread and effects of the epidemic. read more
One-fourth Of HIV Patients Believe Their Doctors Stigmatize Them
Even the perception that physicians are stigmatizing patients for carrying the virus that causes AIDS can discourage these individuals from seeking proper medical care, according to a new UCLA study.
The study, published in the August issue of the peer-reviewed journal AIDS Patient Care and STDs, found that up to one-fourth of patients surveyed in the Los Angeles area reported feeling stigmatized by their health care providers. This perception was also linked to low access to care among these patients, a large proportion of whom are low-income and minorities
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The study, published in the August issue of the peer-reviewed journal AIDS Patient Care and STDs, found that up to one-fourth of patients surveyed in the Los Angeles area reported feeling stigmatized by their health care providers. This perception was also linked to low access to care among these patients, a large proportion of whom are low-income and minorities
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Nigeria: No! HIV/Aids is Not Punishment From God
Speaking at the opening ceremony, Dr. John Onaiyekan, Catholic Archbishop of Abuja and President, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), declared that if stigmatization and discrimination drive infected people underground and thus increase the danger of infections, religious messages could do a lot to eliminate such attitudes.
"We should all preach it loud and clear that HIV and AIDS are not punishment from God on sinners, and that care for the infected is a holy act pleasing to God. Such sermons should be seen in practice within our own systems. We should in no way be seen to be practicing the stigmatization and discrimination, which we condemn on our pulpits. The religious communities have tremendous possibilities to be educated and informed in their many weekly and daily religious gatherings", Onaiyekan, co-chair of the Interfaith Forum, stated.
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"We should all preach it loud and clear that HIV and AIDS are not punishment from God on sinners, and that care for the infected is a holy act pleasing to God. Such sermons should be seen in practice within our own systems. We should in no way be seen to be practicing the stigmatization and discrimination, which we condemn on our pulpits. The religious communities have tremendous possibilities to be educated and informed in their many weekly and daily religious gatherings", Onaiyekan, co-chair of the Interfaith Forum, stated.
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