Jeddah: An Indian cyclist who is on a mission to pedal around the globe has reached Saudi Arabia after touring different countries across the globe. Somen Debnath has been travelling across the world on a bicycle to spread awareness about HIV/AIDS. Since the start of his journey in 2004, he has been on the road […]
Even as nations are grappling with the devastating impact of the coronavirus pandemic, another public health crisis is looming large over the world: bacterial infections that are resistant to existing antibiotic drugs. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is the new threat to public health that warrants urgent global action to save lives. Hundreds of thousands of deaths […]
The health department is making arrangements to set-up five beds each equipped with dialysis equipment for HIV/AIDS and hepatitis patients in Hyderabad and Warangal.
Warangal: Mandala Parashuramulu, former chairperson of Child Welfare Committee (CWC) of erstwhile Warangal district, has appreciated the Child Welfare department and NGOs for its service rendered to HIV / AIDS children over the last several years. He, however, urged the NGOs and the government to take steps for further benefits for the children. A meeting […]
In the report titled "Prevailing against pandemics by putting people at the center", UNAIDS has warned that the global AIDS response was off track even before the pandemic.
The AIDS-related mortality per 1,00,000 population in India was estimated to be the highest in Manipur (36.86), followed by Mizoram (28.34), Nagaland (26.20), Andhra Pradesh (21.76), Puducherry (15.33), Meghalaya (11.08) and Telangana (10.79), the NACO report added.