New Delhi: 30th November 2011

To create awareness on HIV-TB co-infection among People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV), non-government organisation Global Health Advocates, India, organised a workshop, ‘TB-HIV Patient Advocates Workshop', on Tuesday to train this group as treatment educators and counsellors to work with the community.

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New Delhi: 30th November 2011

Calling for a continued and expanded effort to protect and support Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM), transgender and ‘hijra' community in the country, the India HIV/AIDS Alliance (Alliance India) has emphasised the need for sustained investment and support to ensure that the spotlight is on this marginalised group.

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Belgaum (Karnataka): 29th November 2011

They sit on a mat in a modest building, innocent eyes wandering while a blackboard in the background reads "all is well". Parvati and Amar (names changed) are as talented and active as anyone else their age but have been discarded by their kin for being HIV positive. Parvati is a student of Class 6 in a Karnataka government school and has been the topper of her class while Amar is the captain of his school.

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Pune: 29th November 2011

This year Pune showed fewer new HIV infections compared to last year. A total of 3,228 new HIV infections were detected from January till October this year as against 4,440 last year, according to Pune State AIDS Control Society (PSACS). From January till October this year, out of 83,649 samples that were tested, 3,228 new HIV cases were detected, said PSACS nodal officer Dr R R Bamble. 

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New Delhi: 28th November 2011

India and Bulgaria signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on healthcare and medicine here Monday to increase cooperation in the sector, a statement said. The deal was signed by Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad and his Bulgarian counterpart Stefan Konstantinov. "Each country can learn from the experiences of the other and share best practices and success stories. 

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New Delhi: 28th November 2011

In order to promote personal hygiene among young girls, the Delhi government Monday launched a scheme to distribute free sanitary napkins to girls studying in Classes 6 to 12. Introducing the Kishori scheme, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said the Delhi government and its aided schools will distribute free sanitary napkins every month to young girls studying in Classes 6 to 12.

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New Delhi: 28th November 2011

The High Level Expert Group on Universal Health Coverage for India on Sunday held a brainstorming session here to address concerns raised by the World Bank over some of the recommendations in its report for the 12th Five Year Plan. Among the issues raised were marginalisation of the private sector and the “elimination of intermediation by insurance companies.”

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New Delhi: 27th November 2011

The Centre has informed the Delhi high court that it has framed a policy for free treatment of the poor by the hospitals that had received land at concessional rates. Appearing for the central government recently, advocate S K Dubey submitted before a bench of acting Chief Justice A K Sikri and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw that the policy, approved by the urban development ministry, has been sent to the law ministry for its vetting before issuing a notification.

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New Delhi: 25th November 2011

India might have to bear the burden of funding expensive treatments like second-line drugs for HIV patients and DOTS, plus for those suffering from multi-drug resistant TB. Global Fund, one of the biggest financers of India’s drive against the three killer diseases — AIDS, TB and malaria — has run out of money to pay for new programmes for the next two years due to the global economic downturn. 

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Chennai: 24th November 2011

Apollo Hospitals on Wednesday launched an integrated diabetes management programme with a promise that 100 clinics will come up in the next three months. While 65 clinics would be “stand-alones,” the rest would be attached to hospitals. Launching the clinics here, founder-chairman Prathap C. Reddy said that the move was in the context of the major impact that non-communicable diseases have had on the country's economy. 

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