UNAIDS appoints Indian-origin professor its special ambassador

The utive Director of UNAIDS, Michel Sidib©, has appointed an Indian-origin professor as a UNAIDS Special Ambassador for Adolescents and […]

Roche to Provide HIV Diagnostic Technologies

Roche has agreed to provide HIV-1 viral load and early infant diagnostic technologies for the Global Fund. Under the collaboration, […]

Joint United Nations Programme Says Domestic Funding for HIV Has Increased Manifold

The Joint United Nations Programme report on HIV/AIDS says domestic funding for HIV response has exceeded international resources for the […]

Facilitating communications in Response to HIV/AIDS in SE Asia

The contents of this case study are based on an uation conducted by Health Information Consulting (HIC) of the infoDev […]

India News

ICRI forays into healthcare management Riding on the healthcare boom in India, Institute of Clinical Research India (ICRI), India’s first […]

Institutional JV to combat AIDS

Scientists from Allahabad University have collaborated with Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Lubeck, Germany to develop a new drug to combat AIDS.

People receiving antiretroviral treatment tripled in developing nations

A new report by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) was released lately.

Global HIV prence has levelled off: New Report of the UNAIDS and WHO

New data on HIV/ AIDS, as shown by the United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the World Health Organization (WHO) in the report 2007 AIDS Epidemic Update, reveal that the disease prence

Cell phones-a tool to beat HIV-AIDS in Africa

Mobile phones may be a key weapon in the war against HIV and AIDS in Africa according to the UNAIDS chief. Mobile phone technology has a key role to play in a continent plagued by inadequate health centres and dilapidated infrastructure as this kind of epidemic cannot be beat with mere facility based approach.

NEWS REVIEW – INDIA

[This article was published in the August 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

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Reliance partners UN to fight HIV epidemic in India

Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) and the UNAIDS, the United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, are launching an unique partnership to halt and reverse the HIV epidemic in India.

UNAIDS asks for urgent scale-up of action to achieve universal access for HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment

The UNAIDS’ new report titled ‘Financial Resources Required to Achieve Universal Access to HIV Prevention, Treatment, Care and Support’, says that for achieving the goal of providing universal access to comprehensive HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, care and support by 2010, there is requirement of a dramatic and urgent scale-up of efforts.

The International Health Partnership Launched Today

The International Health Partnership aims to improve the way that international agencies, donors and poor countries work together to develop and implement health plans, creating and improving health services for poor people and ultimately saving more lives.