Haryana to set up second HIV viral load testing lab at Panchkula’s Civil Hospital
The Haryana Health Department has approved the establishment of an HIV viral load testing laboratory at Civil Hospital, Panchkula.
The Haryana Health Department has approved the establishment of an HIV viral load testing laboratory at Civil Hospital, Panchkula.
Addressing a campaign rally in Ghatshila ahead of the Assembly bypoll, BJP state president and Leader of Opposition Babulal Marandi condemned the Hemant Soren government for what he described as “reckless and insensitive” governance.
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Sunday ordered the suspension of West Singhbhum Civil Surgeon and other officials after five children suffering from thalassemia tested HIV-positive following blood transfusions at Chaibasa Sadar Hospital.
He noted that drug use through shared needles and syringes has contributed to the spread of HIV and called for a united resolve to end discrimination against people living with the virus.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Wednesday flagged off 12 e-scooters from his official residence, Oak Over, Shimla.
A bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Hima Kohli sought a response from the Ministry of Health, National AIDS Control Organisation and others on a plea filed by the Network of People Living with HIV and AIDS, a registered society, against the shortage of antiretroviral drugs in the country.
In Asia and the Pacific ~ the world’s most populous region ~ UNAIDS data now shows new HIV infections are rising where they had been falling.
Drug developers and research teams have been searching for cures and new treatment modalities for HIV for over 40 years but are limited by their understanding of how the virus establishes infection in the human body.
Officials of the AIDS Control societies in Assam, Tripura, Mizoram and Manipur said the trend of IDUs is rising at an alarming rate among the youth between 15 and 20 years in the north-eastern states, especially in Assam, Tripura, Mizoram, Manipur and Nagaland.
The report also highlights significant declines in HIV testing and prevention services for key and vulnerable populations who were already disproportionately affected.
