Aids

HIV/AIDS cases 10 times higher in Mizoram than rest of India

Over 2.30 per cent of Mizoram's 10.91 lakh population is infected with HIV/AIDS. The disease has so far claimed 3,506 lives in the state since October 1990 when the first HIV-positive case was reported

Monkeypox can spread from close physical contact regardless of sexual orientation, race: Experts

The monkeypox outbreak has raised widespread fear for the LGBTQ community amid reports of the disease being traced among men having sex with men

Global AIDS fight at crossroads after setbacks during COVID-19 pandemic and other crises

Things might be even worse considering that HIV testing slowed or even stopped in many places when COVID-19 hit, potentially leaving even more virus spread uncounted

World AIDS Day 2021: From how it is caused to risk factors, all you need to know about disease

AIDS is the most advanced stage of HIV which stands for human immunodeficiency virus. It is a virus that breaks down certain cells in the immune system

World AIDS Day 2021: All you need to know about antiretroviral therapy and how it works

Through Anti-retroviral therapy, patients effectively overpower the HIV replication that takes place in the body

Diana's London flat before she became princess gets Blue Plaque recognition

The Blue Plaque scheme, run by the English Heritage charity, honours notable people and organisations who were connected with particular buildings across London

UN calls for urgent action to end AIDS by 2030 as COVID-19 exacerbates medical inequalities

The declaration commits the assembly’s 193 member nations to implement the 18-page document, including reducing annual new HIV infections to under 3,70,000 and annual AIDS-related deaths to under 2,50,000 by 2025.

COVID-19 vaccines were developed in under a year, HIV still awaits a vaccine four decades later

Last year, a study in South Africa involved the only vaccine candidate that showed protection, was ultimately not effective enough.

COVID-19 derailed HIV fight by monopolising health workers and resources, say experts

Before COVID-19, health officials were celebrating how new medicines and other developments had gradually tamed HIV.

In Chennai, India's largest panoramic mural created in solidarity with AIDS survivors

The panoramic mural, titled ‘We Are’, spreads the message of shared humanity, of how people suffering or having recovered from AIDS deserve equal rights and a place in society.