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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 >>
Treatment Is Prevention: Stop The Spread Of Infection By Finding All And Treating All TB
Tuesday, 27 February 2024, 8:08 pm | CNS
"The greater danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.” These golden words of Michelangelo perhaps sum up the fundamental gap in the fight to end TB worldwide. The stark reality ... More >>
Are Online Spaces Safe For Women?
Friday, 8 December 2023, 7:18 pm | CNS
In today’s world many human interactions are taking place in the online spaces. As the internet and mobile technologies, as well as social media spaces, become more and more accessible, this is where many of our real life activities take place. Many ... More >>
No Excuse For Not Making Labour And Migration Safe And Fair For Women
Sunday, 26 November 2023, 3:00 pm | CNS
Female migrant workers, despite contributing a significant share to the economy, face alarming levels of sexual and other forms of gender-based violence and harassment all across the migration cycle. Actions to make labour and migration safe and fair ... More >>
Shooting Our Own Foot: Misuse Of Medicines Is Making Infections Difficult To Treat
Tuesday, 21 November 2023, 5:13 pm | CNS
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites change over time and become resistant to (or no longer respond to) medicines, making infections harder to treat and increasing the risk of disease spread, severe illness ... More >>
Breaking Access Barriers And Bringing Quality Healthcare Closer To The People In Meghalaya, India
Wednesday, 11 October 2023, 6:06 am | CNS
Unless the full cascade of quality healthcare services reaches closer to the underserved communities, how will we deliver on the promise of #HealthForAll? One positive ray of light comes from an underserved block of Meghalaya, a north-eastern state of India. ... More >>
