United Nations, June 22 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for political will to accelerate and finish the global HIV fight at a high-level meeting of the UN General Assembly.”This is a meeting that is taking place to find solutions, and once again summon the political will to accelerate and finish the global HIV fight,” Guterres said in a statement delivered by UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed at the Opening Plenary of the High-level Meeting on HIV/AIDS, Xin…
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Phnom Penh, May 30 (IANS) Cambodia achieved its 95-95-95 HIV treatment targets last year, and is on track to eliminate AIDS as a public health threat by 2030, the country’s Minister of Health Chheang Ra has said.The targets mean 95 per cent of the people who are living with HIV know their HIV status, 95 per cent of the people who know that they are living with HIV are on life-saving antiretroviral treatment, and 95 per cent of people who are on treatment are virally suppressed.HIV is the virus t…
Copenhagen, May 1 (IANS) The World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe (WHO/Europe) designated Denmark’s Centre for Health and Infectious Disease Research (CHIP) as a new WHO collaborating center to support regional responses to HIV, viral hepatitis, tuberculosis (TB), and sexually transmitted infections (STIs).The center, based at Rigshospitalet and the University of Copenhagen, will work with WHO/Europe and its member states to translate evidence into practice, strengthen public hea…
Chandigarh, March 26 (IANS) The Haryana Health Department has approved the establishment of an HIV viral load testing laboratory at Civil Hospital in Panchkula, near here. With this, Haryana will have its second dedicated facility, the first being located in Rohtak. The was informed by Additional Chief Secretary (Health and Family Welfare, Sumita Misra, who said the laboratory has been approved at an annual cost of Rs 1.65 crore, based on an estimated workload of approximately 15,000 HIV viral l…
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare convened the ‘Suraksha Sankalp Karyashala’ here to strengthen district‑level HIV/AIDS response, focusing especially on Haryana and Delhi, according to an official statement on Friday.The workshop, organised by the National AIDS Control Organisation, brought together district program teams to present progress, share operational challenges and develop action plans to strengthen the HIV response at the grassroots level, the Mini…
Islamabad/New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) The global HIV fund cut is significantly affecting HIV prevention and support services in Pakistan, and may also reverse years of progress, according to a media report.While Pakistan’s HIV epidemic remains small in absolute numbers compared with global hotspots, it is one of the fastest-growing in Asia, but the funding cuts are going to affect the country significantly, Arab News reported.For nearly two decades, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and…
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) CD4 tests is strongly recommended as the preferred method to identify advanced HIV disease among people living with HIV, said the World Health Organization (WHO).The new recommendation is part of the 2025 guidelines on advanced HIV disease.The WHO defines advanced HIV disease in adults, adolescents, and children five years and older, “as a CD4 cell count less than 200 cells/mm3”.”Advanced HIV disease is the major cause of AIDS-related deaths among people living with HI…