PrEP is a strategy that involves the administration of anti-retroviral medications that prevent HIV infection. The medications are quite effective for people who are at higher risk of acquiring HIV
01 December,2023 12:35 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
World AIDS Day 2023
World AIDS Day is on December 1. Let's reflect on the progress made in fighting HIV/AIDS, remember those lost to AIDS, and support those living with the disease.
01 December,2023 10:48 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
December 1 is observed as World AIDS Day. Today, we remember remarkable individuals who left their mark on the world before succumbing to AIDS-related complications
01 December,2023 09:50 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Severely hit amid pandemic, testing has bounced back to reach 4.5 lakh people but this is not enough for densely populated Mumbai
01 December,2023 07:52 AM IST | Mumbai | Eshan Kalyanikar
State’s AIDS control society seeks to rationalise non-performing centres with low footfalls; health officials worried this may be part of central govt’s larger plan to close NACO, shift HIV control to state governments
29 November,2023 07:17 AM IST | Mumbai | Eshan Kalyanikar
Minors, especially from the queer community, are having early, unprotected sex, leading to the rising incidence of HIV reactive and HIV+ infections
20 August,2023 08:33 AM IST | Mumbai | Arpika Bhosale
Around 1,10,000 children and adolescents died from AIDS-related causes during 2021 while another 3,10,000 were newly infected, bringing the total number of young people living with HIV to 2.7 million
01 December,2022 02:35 PM IST | United Nations | IANS
World AIDS Day 2022
An estimated 38.4 million people are living with HIV, globally. In 2021, an estimated 1.5 million people acquired HIV and around 650 000 people died from AIDS-related causes, according to the United Nations agency
01 December,2022 12:35 PM IST | New Delhi | ANI
The theme for World AIDS Day this year is "Equalize". It implies that everyone should try to end the injustices that, in the opinion of UNAIDS, are impeding the effort to eradicate AIDS
01 December,2022 10:02 AM IST | Washington | ANI
A UNAIDS report showed that globally only 52 per cent of children living with HIV are on life-saving treatment, far behind adults where 76 per cent are receiving antiretrovirals
01 December,2022 09:42 AM IST | Mumbai | IANSADVERTISEMENT
