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
Dr. Swati Rajagopal, Consultant - Infectious Disease & Travel Medicine, Aster CMI Hospital, Bangalore Key updates on early diagnosis and treatment advancements of HIV/Aids in India? India has expanded early infant diagnosis (EID) programs and introduced point-of-care tools to detect HIV, particularly in newborns, though rural
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
Of India’s 23.5 lac (2.35 million) people living with HIV, only 17.8 lacs (1.78 million) know their status. 13.8 lacs (1.38 million) are on antiretroviral treatment, of which 84% are virally suppressed HIV-1 Viral Load Testing – critical to monitoring HIV viral suppression –
