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Shah Rukh Khan receives honorary doctorate from University of Law, London for philanthropist work

Shah Rukh Khan has also been awarded honorary doctorates from the University of Bedfordshire and The University of Edinburgh in the past.

World AIDS Day: Health organisations urge people to get tested for HIV; here's why you should 'know your status'

1 December is marked as the World AIDS Day every year to spread awareness and unite people in the fight against HIV/AIDS.

In 2017, India had nearly 21.40 lakh people living with HIV, over two-fifths of them women, says NACO report

India had an estimated 21.40 lakh people living with HIV in 2017, with slightly more than two-fifth of them being women, the National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) said on Friday.

Uttar Pradesh: Police book Unnao quack who infected 46 people with HIV through syringe

Investigation revealed that the quack, Rajendra Kumar, living in a neighbouring village, had used a single syringe for injection in the name of cheaper treatment

World AIDS Day: Faulty blood transfusions behind 14,774 HIV cases in India

Over the last seven years, 14,474 cases of HIV through blood transfusion have been reported in India even as the state governments and the central health ministry deny the crisis or are clueless

Not 'Udta Punjab': 76% drug users are youth, says official report that govt killed

The report titled Punjab Opioid Dependence Survey with disturbibng revelations was submitted to the government sometime in “middle of 2015”, but that report was never made public

India scraps import duties on AIDS drugs to battle shortage in Naco efforts

Government officials have previously said about a lack of participation by local drugmakers in the tenders floated by the Naco to procure drugs.

India battles HIV/AIDS drug shortage as some firms halt supply

India is facing a shortage of HIV/AIDS drugs provided under government's free medicine programme after drugmakers halted supplies due to delayed payment

Reality check, Dr Harsh Vardhan: Condom use booming in India, says NACO

Going by the growth in condom distribution figures provided by National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO), Harsh Vardhan might be hard pressed to find takers for his policies of fidelity and abstinence.

Social protection key to prevention of HIV/AIDS: National AIDS body

Social protection for families affected by HIV/AIDS is one of the key strategies to prevent the spread of the disease, the National AIDS Control Organization (NACO) said Tuesday.