Dr. Swati Rajagopal, Consultant - Infectious Disease & Travel Medicine, Aster CMI Hospital, Bangalore Mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV, also known as vertical transmission, occurs when the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is transmitted from an HIV-positive mother to her child during pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding. This
the global community marked World AIDS Day, an annual occasion dedicated to raising awareness about HIV/AIDS, reducing stigma, and remembering those affected by the epidemic. India commemorated the day with an event inaugurated by Union Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda at the Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya
Cipla Ltd. made headlines on Tuesday with a significant update regarding its board of directors. Mustafa Khwaja Hamied, commonly known as MK Hamied, will step down from his role as vice-chairman and non-executive director. The resignation will be effective at the close of business on
Lupin Limited announced on Thursday the launch of its generic cancer treatment drug in the US market. The Mumbai-based pharmaceutical firm has introduced Doxorubicin Hydrochloride Liposome Injection in single-dose vials. This launch follows the approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) received by Lupin’s
With the campaign, the brand aims to empower communities living with HIV Marking the occasion of World AIDS Day, Manforce Condoms India’s No.1 Condom Brand from the house of Mankind Pharma launched the #SafeTiesToSaveLives campaign in collaboration with SAATHII NGO, supporting the country’s pledge to
He is the first neurosurgeon from a country other than Europe or America to hold this position. Mumbai, December 02, 2021: Dr. B.K. Misra, Head of the Department of Neurosurgery & Gamma Knife Radiosurgery and Chief of Surgery, P D Hinduja Hospital & MRC, has been elected
A prolonged COVID-19 pandemic is deepening the inequalities that have long driven the HIV epidemic, UNICEF warns Ahead of World AIDS Day. JOHANNESBURG/NEW YORK, 29 November 2021 – At least 310,000 children were newly infected with HIV in 2020, or one child every two minutes, UNICEF said in
Dr. Sanket Mankad MD, F.I. D - CMC, Vellore Infectious Diseases & HIV AIDS Consultant Shalby Multispecialty Hospitals AIDS is perhaps one of the most widespread epidemics to have plagued mankind, affecting crores of individuals through the ages. According to World Health Organization (WHO), the disease has claimed about
