The Indian state of Mizoram has attained the top position in the HIV prevalence rate, with a prevalence rate of 2.04 per cent. Manipur and Nagaland, the states that are situated close to Mizoram, has come in the places close to the state that has reached the top position. Mizoram is a North Continue Reading
When an national news media interviewed some people located in the village in which an unqualified doctor spread the HIV virus through the usage of common syringe among his patients for whom he offered a low cost treatment (much lower than what the government normally offers), it identified that it was the ‘low cost’ factor […]Continue Reading
In its latest report, the UNAIDS has said that now nearly half of all people who are living with the HIV have now access to the proper medication and treatment. Moreover, it is an interesting thing to note that the Indian pharmaceutical companies play a major role in helping the International agency meet its target […]Continue Reading
Bringing a revolutionary change in the health sector of our country, the Indian parliament has cleared the HIV and AIDS (Prevention and Control) bill, 2017.The bill aims to wipe out all discriminations faced by the people living with or affected by HIV. The areas in which the discrimination is extensively practised are medical treatment, education […]Continue Reading
Even while the Indian government and the bureaucratic officials have unanimously said that the India’s HIV programme has been working like an oiled machine since its introduction, the paediatric HIV drug shortage has raised serious doubts over the ambitious program aimed at bringing the dreaded diseases under control. It is learned that the Cipla pharmaceutical […]Continue Reading