Aiding aids

Treat early treat hard

An early and intensive treatment for HIV can be an effective way to combat AIDS

UNITED NATIONS

Source of the scourge

Unsterilised syringes used in Africa in the 1950s may be at the root of AIDS

Medium message

Sri Lankan media's role in reporting HIV/AIDS issues

Media AIDS awareness programme in South Africa has had profound impact

Did the polio vaccine start AIDS?

The origin of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has generated considerable interest and controversy amongst scientists the world over. Flaming …

Here’s where efforts to end HIV in eastern and southern Africa must focus

HIV remains a major global public health challenge and the COVID-19 pandemic has added to it

Manipur: the bejewelled land shrouded in conflicts, resource scarcity

Sense of deprivation, lack of basic necessities and fear of falling out of government's favour perpetuate ethnic clashes

HIV, TB, malaria prevalence will reduce with fewer inequalities in healthcare: WHO

A recent WHO report takes a look at 32 health indicators from 186 countries on HIV, TB and malaria, that kill 2 million annually  

Ensuring home for those abandoned with HIV: Meet Noori Amma

A transgender woman diagnosed with HIV in 1987 has run a home for children living with the disease for nearly two decades now

Funds for research on neglected diseases lowest in 2015

Over 1 billion people in 149 countries worldwide suffer from one or more neglected diseases

Developed nations should invest in healthcare of poorer countries: WHO

The Addis Ababa conference from July 13 to July 16 will also pave the way for the new set of Sustainable Development Goals

Blame it on the foreign hand

The government's policy of screening long-staying foreigners for AIDS is an attempt to find a scapegoat for a national health problem

Indian AIDS research takes big step forward

With the expertise for HIV culture now available in the country, scientists will be better equipped to tackle AIDS.

'Squeamish' attitudes hurts AIDS efforts

Third World countries warned at Amsterdam recently that even if more effective vaccines and drugs become available, they may not be afford them.

New cure raises hopes for MDR-TB patients

PaMZ regimen showed better results among HIV-infected patients

Hepatitis C medication remains beyond reach

Price control may ensure patients complete their course of medication

South Africa

If not HIV, it's Chagas'

Coffee aid

Genetic defence

A treatment for AIDS

The US recognises an Ayurvedic treatment that can help combat AIDS

Killing fields

AIDS threatens subsistence agriculture in Africa

Victimised?

WHO removes Ranbaxy's HIV drugs from crucial list