Aids
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: GHMC to distribute over Rs 3 crore worth aids, artificial limbs to disabled
Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) will soon be uptaking free distribution of Rs 3.86 crore worth of selected aids, appliances, and artificial limbs to 3,619 specially-abled and senior citizens. 30…
- Middle East
Saudis donation exceed SAR251 million to help Turkey, Syria earthquake survivors
Riyadh: The value of donations from the Saudi Arabia popular campaign for relief to those affected by the Turkey-Syria earthquakes has reached 251 million Saudi riyals (Rs 5,52,14,07,813) on Saturday, February 11.…
- Telangana
Telangana: 47 in every 10000 infected with HIV-AIDS
Hyderabad: Despite various awareness campaigns 47 people out of 10,000 people in the state are infected by HIV-AIDS. The Telangana State AIDS Control Society is out to raise awareness among the people…
- Middle East
Lebanon calls on int’l community to aid Syrian refugees home return
Beirut: Around 500,000 Syrian refugees have registered for their voluntary return from Lebanon to their homeland, and Beirut has called on the international community and donors to facilitate their forthcoming return. Abbas…
- Bollywood
Salman Khan has daughter in London?
Mumbai: In all 15 of its seasons, Salman Khan’s captive reality show Bigg Boss has seen several contestants, each with their own unique personality that has contributed to the controversial nature of…
- Opinions
AIDS Virus co-discoverer Montagnier visited Hyderabad in 1987; he was enamoured by Golconda Fort
M Somasekhar The setting was the Bala Hisar Pavilion atop the Golconda Fort. The year was November 1987. The highest point of the fort was alive with the baritone voice of well-known…
- Health
Study provides model for treating HIV/AIDS, depression
Washington: For people with HIV who are also struggling with depression, remaining healthy is often an insurmountable challenge, especially in South Africa, home to the highest number of cases in the world…
- Telangana
Telangana spending 50 crores per annum on AIDS: Harish Rao
Hyderabad: Telangana health minister T. Harish rao on Wednesday said that the state government is spending around Rs 50 crore every year for eradication of AIDS. He also said that the percentage…
- World
AIDS in Australia hits new low during pandemic
Sydney: To mark World AIDS Day, the Kirby Institute at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Sydney revealed data on Wednesday, showing that AIDS cases in Australia reached an all-time low…
- Photos
Photos: World AIDS Day
Bhopal: Students, health and social workers hold placards during an awareness programme on ‘World AIDS Day’, in Bhopal, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021. (PTI Photo) Hyderabad: Doctors and medical staff hold placards during…
- Telangana
Telangana: 30% men unaware that contraception can prevent AIDS
Hyderabad: As per the National Family Health Survey of India (NFSH) of 2019-2020, 30.5 percent of men in Telangana lack comprehensive knowledge about sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) like HIV/AIDS. This proves to…
- Hollywood
Larry Kramer dies at 84
Washington D.C.: Larry Kramer, the pioneering New York AIDS activist who used pamphlets, novels, Broadway plays and ire to spread his lifesaving message, died Wednesday. He was 84. According to the New…
- World
UN Secy Gen calls for community-led approach to curb AIDS
Washington: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday called for a continuous and collaborative community-led approach to fight against AIDS. Guterres, in a statement issued ahead of the World AIDS Day, said…
- Health
Wound healing in mucous tissues might prevent AIDS
Washington: Wound healing events in mucous tissues during early infection by Simian Immunodeficiency Virus, or SIV, guard some primate species against developing AIDS, a new study has learned. The research, published in…
- Health
$14 billion pledged to fight AIDS, TB, malaria epidemics
Lyon: Governments, philanthropists and private firms pledged just over $14 billion Thursday for a plan to save 16 million lives, in a boost for the global fight against AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.…
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