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Community health workers caring for children with pneumonia
Monday, 12 November 2012, 11:27 am | Bobby Ramakant
Despite being preventable and curable, pneumonia is the leading killer of children under 5 years old. In 2011 alone, 1.3 million children died from this preventable and treatable illness, accounting for 18% of child mortality. More >>
Translating clinical efficacy to public health effectiveness
Tuesday, 14 August 2012, 11:55 am | Bobby Ramakant
At the recently concluded XIX International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012), not only the decibels went up on ending AIDS but also sane voices were heard demanding a well-costed and thought-through strategy on how to end AIDS. More >>
Anal health not just gay issue: Women & rectal microbicides
Tuesday, 14 August 2012, 11:48 am | Bobby Ramakant
"It is high time that anal health and hygiene comes out of the closet" said Dr Ross Cranston from University of Pittsburgh, USA. Dr Cranston was referring to the multitude of anal health complications people practicing receptive anal sex are likely to be ... More >>
Project ARM: Addressing HIV Prevention For Anal Sex
Monday, 30 July 2012, 11:35 am | Bobby Ramakant
Project ARM: Addressing HIV Prevention Needs Of Those Practicing Anal Sex Bobby Ramakant – CNS (CNS): One of the clear messages from the XIX International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012) in Washington DC is that HIV prevention research is progressing ... More >>
'...And Lubes' in spotlight at AIDS 2012
Tuesday, 24 July 2012, 9:51 am | Bobby Ramakant
Bobby Ramakant – CNS (CNS): Most men, women and transgender people who practice anal sex use some kind of a lubricant (lube) ranging from expensive and commercially marketed branded lubes to saliva or oil. According to the United Nations joint programme ... More >>
Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Protects against HIV
Thursday, 28 June 2012, 12:33 pm | Bobby Ramakant
As world's largest AIDS conference (XIX International AIDS Conference) on the theme of 'turning the tide together' is about to open in US next month, CNS decided to share one of its interviews with noted expert on voluntary medical male circumcision ... More >>
Who Pays? Financing For New HIV Prevention Technologies
Thursday, 19 April 2012, 2:55 pm | Bobby Ramakant
Who Pays? Financing For New HIV Prevention Technologies By Bobby Ramakant - CNS (CNS): With economic recession, shrinking health funds and competing priorities, it is likely that donors might put in the dollar where they perceive to get the most ... More >>
For How Long Will Anal Health And Hygiene Be Neglected?
Tuesday, 17 April 2012, 10:11 am | Bobby Ramakant
'For How Long Will Anal Health And Hygiene Be Neglected?' By Bobby Ramakant - CNS (CNS): “It is high time that anal health [and hygiene] comes out of the closet” said Dr Ross Cranston, Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh, USA. Dr Cranston ... More >>
Lives before profits: India issues first compulsory license
Wednesday, 14 March 2012, 1:05 pm | Bobby Ramakant
In a landmark case, the Indian Patent Office has issued the first-ever compulsory license in India to a generic drug manufacturer. This effectively ends German pharmaceutical company Bayer’s monopoly in India on the drug sorafenib tosylate used to treat ... More >>
TB Partnerships: Whole is greater than the sum of its parts
Monday, 31 October 2011, 5:14 pm | Bobby Ramakant
A report released online earlier this week states that effective partnerships can improve tuberculosis responses globally. The summary report, titled, "Whole Is Greater Than The Sum Of Its Parts", was also distributed at the 42nd Union World Conference ... More >>
Bobby Ramakant: TB Partnerships
Monday, 31 October 2011, 11:55 am | Bobby Ramakant
TB Partnerships: Whole Is Greater Than The Sum Of Its Parts By Bobby Ramakant – CNS A report released online earlier this week states that effective partnerships can improve tuberculosis responses globally. The summary report, titled, "Whole ... More >>
Call to observe a Black Diwali
Wednesday, 12 October 2011, 11:21 am | Bobby Ramakant
To protest against the decision of Planning Commission of India to file an affidavit with ridiculous definition of poverty, growing number of people from many cities will observe a five-days fast (22-26 October) and observe a black Diwali (Indian ... More >>
Tools to manage Asthma exist, but not reaching many: Report
Monday, 19 September 2011, 6:07 pm | Bobby Ramakant
The Global Asthma Report 2011 shows the tools to manage asthma exist but are not reaching many of the 235 million people affected. Asthma is the most common chronic disease among children and also affects adults. More >>
NACO meetings lack transparency & civil participation
Friday, 6 May 2011, 12:03 pm | Bobby Ramakant
India's national AIDS programme lacks transparency and civil society participation, said health activists of Delhi Network of people living with HIV (DNP+). More >>
Fighting tuberculosis in prisons is a smart choice
Sunday, 27 February 2011, 9:53 pm | Bobby Ramakant
Fighting tuberculosis (TB) in prisons is a smarter choice for governments from economic, social justice and public health criteria. In India, the government was asked to cough up INR 300,000 (>USD 6000) as compensation to be paid to the wife of the TB ... More >>
Coordinated civil society input is vital
Friday, 18 February 2011, 7:55 pm | Bobby Ramakant
Coordinated civil society input is vital for UN Summit on NCDs Bobby Ramakant - CNS A civil society movement is growing in lead up to the United Nations (UN) Summit on non-communicable diseases (NCDs), said the Chairperson of NCD Alliance Ann Keeling, ... More >>
Antiretroviral therapy for people living with HIV
Wednesday, 12 January 2011, 9:25 am | Bobby Ramakant
Studies indicate that there are enormous public health benefits of starting antiretroviral therapy (ART) earlier for people living with HIV (PLHIV) then why is ART started so late which severe not only longevity but also considerably reduces quality of ... More >>
2010 was year of the lung: Lung health needs attention
Wednesday, 5 January 2011, 7:30 pm | Bobby Ramakant
2010 was year of the lung: Lung health needs attention Bobby Ramakant – CNS The year 2010 was declared as year of the lung recognizing that hundreds of millions of people around the world suffer each year from treatable and preventable chronic ... More >>
Hopes rest on a new rapid diagnostic test for tuberculosis
Monday, 20 December 2010, 5:01 pm | Bobby Ramakant
One of the best chances of stemming the tide of tuberculosis (TB) epidemic in low- and middle- income countries is to thwart the transmission cycle – by diagnosing TB early, and treating it successfully without delay. The microscope has been around ... More >>
New Science, New Hope: Microbicides and HIV prevention
Wednesday, 1 December 2010, 10:25 am | Bobby Ramakant
At the forthcoming Biennial Conference of the Irish Forum for Global Health (IFGH) in Maynooth, Ireland, one of the two keynote guest lectures - The John Kevany Memorial lecture - will be delivered by Dr Zeda Rosenberg, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ... More >>
