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
10 good news we got in 2018
As this year nears its end, here’s a look at stories by Down To Earth that brought some relief to an otherwise climate change-ravaged period
Ambitious cure for an ailing system
US President Bill Clinton has proposed an ambitious and complex programme to lower federal expenditure on health care and revamp the existing system.
Dharna to defecation: The Indian art of protest
Through the centuries, Indians have evolved several novel ways to protest injustice. Many are still practised in India and some have even been …
Neem gains honour as India's wonder tree
Known in ancient India as a tree with many wondrous properties, the neem tree is slowly drawing the attention of the country's scientific and …
Government policy wrong, says scientist
The government is on the wrong track and it's infected blood, not sexual intercourse, which transmits AIDS in the country
Supermouse
A gene which boosts the growth of muscles in mice could enhance meat production and also be a cure for cancer
Hope of deliverance
Elective caesarean delivery, combined with an antiretroviral drug, can slash chances of infected mothers transmitting AIDS to their babies
Chimp's aid
Chimps are not victimised by AIDS because a lethal sickness has made their immune system resistant to the disease
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 …
Three decades on, stigma still stymies HIV prevention and treatment
Unless stigma is addressed, the aim of ending the AIDS epidemic by 2030 is unlikely to become a reality
Anti-AIDS treatment aims at tolerating virus
Ayurveda practitioners in Kerala are experimenting with a novel approach to tackling AIDS: herbal medicines that increase the patient's immunity …
India's miracle tree ready to storm markets
After generating a lot of scientific interest worldwide, neem is now attracting pesticide manufacturers and pharmaceuticals keen to exploit its …
"An epidemic of non-communication"
David Miller is an expert in psychosocial management of hiv/aids. He has worked in developing countries since 1986 and is currently the Country …
What delayed launch of phase IV of AIDS control programme?
Activists say Supreme Court decision criminalising gay sex under Section 377 of IPC may be a reason
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 …
Health interventions can help reduce burden of Neglected Tropical Diseases
The challenges to NTD elimination in Africa are multifaceted, but political commitments and the financial support is enabling the continent to …
South Africa faces highest risk of deaths from non-communicable diseases
South Africans are more likely to die from NCDs even though the country is threatened by a prolific HIV epidemic
Gut bacteria are a reservoir of drug resistance genes: study
Friendly gut bacteria from individuals who had not consumed antibiotics for past 6 months harbored resistance against multiple antimicrobials,…
Native problems
From developed countries like USA to the developing African nations, indigenous communities constitute the most poor and neglected sections
WHO recommends faster and cheaper treatment for Multi-Drug Resistant TB
This is a critical step forward in tackling the MDR-TB public health crisis, says organisation
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’