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A-for-Accountability Is Missing In Responses To HIV, Hepatitis, STIs And TB
Wednesday, 24 July 2024, 4:00 am | CNS
We have the science-based tools to prevent, diagnose, treat and manage all four infections: HIV, hepatitis, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and TB. Despite this, TB has been the biggest infectious disease killer in the world till COVID-19 had hit us. More >>
Beyond The Shadow Of Stigma: Internal Stigma Is Out Of The Shadows At AIDS 2024
Tuesday, 23 July 2024, 3:59 am | CNS
All forms of HIV-related stigma and discrimination must end so that all people can access full spectrum of health and social services in a rights-based, people-centred and gender transformative manner. More >>
Advanced HIV Disease Threatens To Wither Away The Gains Made In Fight Against AIDS
Monday, 22 July 2024, 4:45 am | CNS
No one needs to die of AIDS because, thanks to science, lifesaving antiretroviral therapy and viral suppression can gift all people living with HIV a healthy and fulfilling life. More >>
We Have More Infection-prevention Options Now But Are They Actual Choices For The People?
Monday, 22 July 2024, 4:29 am | CNS
The deadly delays between developing pathbreaking health technologies, and benefitting those for whom these were developed (the most at risk and marginalised and least likely to access care) must end. More >>
Why Are Key Populations On The Blindspot In The Global HIV Response?
Monday, 22 July 2024, 4:13 am | CNS
Christine Stegling, UNAIDS Deputy Executive Director said: "We need to empower communities to advocate for prevention at both national and global levels. This is crucial for realizing human rights. More >>
Putting People First Means Following Gandhi's Talisman
Thursday, 18 July 2024, 5:03 am | CNS
Responses to HIV and TB, and for that matter any other health condition, must be built keeping the most vulnerable in mind. Quality health services should be made available to all, and the healthcare delivery systems should keep in mind people’s ... More >>
Goa To Munich: Growing Call For 100-100-100 To End TB And End AIDS Before 2030
Monday, 15 July 2024, 4:35 am | CNS
Over 1500 people from 73 countries are unequivocally demanding that all people with HIV or TB must have access to full cascade of standard health services and social support in people-centred, rights-based and gender transformative ways. More >>
Will #PutPeopleFirst Mantra Drive HIV Responses?
Sunday, 14 July 2024, 5:01 am | CNS
Science has gifted us proven tools to stop the spread of HIV infection, as well as to ensure that all people living with HIV live healthy and fulfilling lives. But we failed to save 630,000 people with HIV who died in 2022. More >>
Another Feather In The Cap Of Treatment As HIV Prevention
Sunday, 23 June 2024, 4:59 am | CNS
Many countries have not yet fully rolled out existing PrEP (or not rolled it out at all in public services). Every new HIV infection that occurs, is a grim reminder we could have done better in terms of prevention. More >>
Are We On Track To End AIDS, End Viral Hepatitis And End STIs By 2030?
Monday, 17 June 2024, 4:32 am | CNS
Well, it seems to be a mixed bag of gains and losses. While there are reasons to celebrate, significant gaps remain to be plugged. The latest Global Health Sector Strategies Report of the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that while there has ... More >>
From The Frontlines: Homeless Person Won Over Alcoholism, Survived Floods And Defeated TB
Wednesday, 12 June 2024, 7:36 pm | CNS
A month before the 25th International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2024) opens in Munich, Germany, here is a real-life story from the frontline that makes a clarion call to #PutPeopleFirst. More >>
Right Diagnostic Test And Right Treatment At The Right Time Can Prevent Antimicrobial Resistance
Sunday, 9 June 2024, 4:38 am | CNS
“Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) is a problem driven by misuse and overuse of antimicrobial medicines, including antibiotics and antivirals, and results in critical medicines losing effectiveness to treat infections,” said Thomas Joseph,Head, AMR Awareness, ... More >>
Indonesia Is Enforcing Stronger Anti-Tobacco Measures Despite Industry Interference
Saturday, 8 June 2024, 6:40 am | CNS
Indonesian Ministry of Health awards Dr Tara Singh Bam on 4th June 2024 to shine a spotlight on his stellar contributions to advance tobacco control and public health in Indonesia over the past 17 years. More >>
Countries Call For Accelerated Action Against Antimicrobial Resistance At The Upcoming UN General Assembly HLM 2024
Sunday, 2 June 2024, 4:37 am | CNS
A strategic roundtable on “Charting a new path forward for global action against Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)” was organised at the 77th World Health Assembly or WHA (WHA is the apex decision-making body of the World Health Organization – ... More >>
Candy Flavoured Traps To Hook The Next Generation
Friday, 31 May 2024, 8:28 pm | CNS
Young people are using e-cigarettes at rates higher than adults in many countries, as the tobacco industry is specifically targeting youth, says The World Health Organization (WHO). More >>
Youth Uprising Against Antimicrobial Resistance Which Is A Threatening Candidate For The Next Global Health Emergency
Tuesday, 21 May 2024, 5:01 am | CNS
Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) is already among the top 10 global health threats. "If AMR is going to impact our present and future, then we, the young people, should be most concerned. We have to combat AMR, prevent AMR, and engage youth," said Mayowa ... More >>
Whither Social Justice And Decent Work For Women?
Thursday, 2 May 2024, 5:11 am | CNS
Idolising the ‘homemaker’ and ’motherhood’ role of women, gives a social sanction to thrusting the majority of burden of unpaid household and other care work on them, while giving an escape to men from child-rearing and household chores, and ... More >>
After Months Of Diagnostic Delay, A Migrant Worker Could Access TB Services Only When A Community Health Worker Met Him
Tuesday, 23 April 2024, 2:24 pm | CNS
A migrant worker who was sick for over three months, actively sought medical help and advice, but his health kept deteriorating. Despite having constant cough, fever, and increasing weakness since months, neither he nor his treating doctor(s) thought ... More >>
The Chasm Between TB And HIV Continues
Thursday, 4 April 2024, 5:43 am | CNS
TB remains the leading cause of death for people living with HIV globally. In 2021, almost one-third of AIDS-related deaths were due to TB. More >>
It Is Not Natural Disasters But Manmade Barriers That Block Access To TB Care
Monday, 11 March 2024, 7:27 pm | CNS
It is not natural disasters (like hurricanes or storms) which block access to TB care services most times, but manmade barriers that fuel injustices, inequities, greed, and risk factors that put people at risk of TB disease and death. Since these ... More >>