Dignity at the end of life: a Malawian nursing study shows the impact of food
Food security emerged as a critical concern in the study, that has significant consequences for dying women’s dignity. There are …
HIV+ patients protest months-long drug shortage outside NACO office
The patients have demanded fixing irregular supply of everyday antiretroviral therapy medication
HIV-related stigma, discrimination persists in work world, reveals global survey
Less than half of people surveyed in India said people living with HIV should be allowed to work directly with people who do not have HIV
How COVID-19 restrictions prevent Nairobi’s sex workers from accessing vital healthcare
Unfortunately, COVID-19 has made it harder than usual for sex workers all over Africa to access healthcare
COVID-19: Sharp rise projected in HIV, TB, Malaria deaths due to overwhelmed systems
Deaths could be minimised if people not forced to stay away from hospitals
Acquired shortage: India’s HIV drugs are in short supply, which could have been averted
This risks undoing India’s hard-won gains against HIV/AIDS and further derails the global progress, which is not on track to meet the goal …
African countries differ widely in prenatal HIV testing: why it matters
Closing the gaps in coverage of HIV testing in sub-Saharan Africa will require, among other things, a massive investment in health systems in …
Preventing HIV-AIDS in women: How drug-releasing vaginal ring can help
Girls and women make up more than half of 38 million people living with HIV-AIDS as of 2019
An engineer’s enduring struggle with Long Covid: ‘Various organs of my body were affected at random’
‘Our leaders chose not to prepare us for post-COVID-19 complications and continue to dismiss symptoms as anxiety’
Why a one-size-fits-all approach to COVID-19 could have lethal consequences
We are putting in place measures that will lead to malnutrition and starvation for millions of people, and for these horrors, children and …
Sustainable peatland management can prevent future pandemics: Study
Peatlands harbour a variety of disease-spreading hosts; flora and fauna in them are also being harvested, increasing contact with humans
Fewer men aware of HIV/AIDS in most states: NFHS-5
Significant decline in proportion of women aware of HIV / AIDS in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Kerala and Tripura
Savour the tang: Manipur’s heimang is a versatile ingredient in Asian cuisines and packs a nutritional punch
Despite its extraordinary versatility, heimang has not yet found widespread commercial use
New, more virulent HIV strain reported in the Netherlands 40 years after pandemic began
The new HIV variant is a cause for concern since these are figures for a country with high awareness about and monitoring of the disease
International Day for Biological Diversity 2020: Why viruses are necessary
Possible solution to antimicrobial resistance, organ protection are some beneficial roles viruses play
Tobacco consumption rising among Indian TB patients: India TB 2020 report
Though notification of tuberculosis goes up, more than 0.5 million patients still missing
75% emerging infectious diseases zoonotic: UN Report
Document emphasises on importance of a ‘One-Health’ approach to manage and prevent zoonotic disease outbreaks and pandemics
Current monkeypox symptoms are different from previous outbreaks, finds study
Rectal pain, penile swelling new complaints; Only a quarter of patients had known contact with a confirmed case
Over 283 mln Africans with comorbidities at higher COVID-19 risk: Lancet
Population in African countries with high HIV / AIDS prevalence are at increased risk of COVID-19, says report
50 years of international aid: World’s richest countries owe $5.7 trillion debt to poor, says OXFAM
Substantial debt owed to world’s poorest people 9 times more than sub-Saharan Africa’s stock of external debt at 2019-end
WHO highlights growing HIV drug resistance to dolutegravir, urges global action
WHO recommends routine surveillance of HIVDR to track prevalence & patterns of resistance, critical for shaping treatment guidelines and …
Gender inequalities hamper sub-Saharan Africa’s fight against HIV: UNAIDS
AIDS is the leading cause of death among women in Africa
World AIDS Day: Communities can lead way to ending public health threat, says UNAIDS
Suggests integrating, elevating and engaging communities at all stages of HIV-related decision-making
IISER Bhopal scientists develop novel molecule that can hinder viral transcription of HIV-1 virus
The development could potentially lead to novel drugs and therapies to fight HIV-1
Hopes dashed as last HIV vaccine trial in Africa for this decade ends in failure
Trial ‘PrEPVacc’ was testing two different vaccine regimens on about 1,500 volunteers in Uganda, Tanzania and South Africa