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Will Global Family Planning Meet Galvanise Governments To Deliver On Gender Equality?
Monday, 7 November 2022, 7:14 pm | CNS
Gender equality is an essential cog-in-the-wheel of human development which is socially just and ecologically sustainable. That is why governments worldwide have committed to deliver on this promise by 2030 along with other sustainable development goals ... More >>
Are HIV Programmes Missing The Young Who Need Them The Most?
Tuesday, 25 October 2022, 5:38 am | CNS
More than one in every four new HIV infections in Asia Pacific were in the young people in the Asia Pacific region (in 2020). More worrying is that almost all of these new HIV infections in the young people, were among the young key populations. ... More >>
New TB Treatment Breakthroughs Must Reach Those In-need Without Delay
Wednesday, 28 September 2022, 2:16 pm | CNS
SHOBHA SHUKLA - CNS Recently, results of a large-scale phase-3 study of a potentially game-changing TB treatment therapy were announced that give us enormous hope that shorter, all-oral (no injectables), more effective and less toxic treatments will ... More >>
Growing Support Globally To End HIV Medicine Stockouts In India
Monday, 29 August 2022, 6:58 am | CNS
Several networks of people living with HIV are pouring in support to the ongoing indefinite sit-in (since 21st July 2022) outside offices of India's AIDS programme, to demand an end of stockout of HIV medicines, and ensure minimum one-month dispensation ... More >>
Shortage Of HIV Medicines Ails India: People’s Indefinite Sit-in Continues Since A Month
Monday, 22 August 2022, 5:31 am | CNS
The indefinite sit-in of HIV affected communities which began on 21st of July 2022 has continued for over a month to demand end of stockouts of lifesaving antiretroviral therapy across India, and minimum one-month dispensation of medicines to people living ... More >>
Hepatitis: Will New Evidence For "same-day Test And Treat" Be A Game-changer?
Monday, 15 August 2022, 6:58 am | CNS
A new study published last month in the Journal of Hepatology can prove to be a game-changer as it provides strong evidence that “same-day test and treat model” for hepatitis is feasible and possible. In the light of this strong evidence, if ... More >>
Why People Who Are Most-impacted By Climate Disasters Get Subtracted From Policy Making?
Saturday, 30 July 2022, 5:29 am | CNS
Publication launched at AIDS 2022 on the interlinkages and key issues including sexual and reproductive health and rights and bodily autonomy in differential vulnerability to climate change An important publication launched at the opening day of world’s ... More >>
Gender-affirming Care: Thailand's Transgender People Lead By Example
Monday, 25 July 2022, 6:47 am | CNS
According to the article published in The Lancet last year, “transgender-specific data could benefit efforts in Asia to identify gaps in HIV response for transgender people.” Despite alarming evidence of high HIV incidence among key affected populations, ... More >>
HIV Care Is Essential And Lifesaving, But Not Enough For Living Normal Lives
Saturday, 23 July 2022, 7:23 am | CNS
Lifesaving antiretroviral therapy, as well as the full range of HIV care and support services are indeed essential but not enough to ensure that children and adolescents living with HIV can live a fully normal life. From getting education, vocational ... More >>
Pandemic Treaty Talks Resume Amidst Lurking Corporate Pressure
Thursday, 21 July 2022, 8:05 pm | CNS
Unless profiteering from illness stops, corporations which are becoming richer even during disasters and pandemics, will continue to pressure governments to not advance pro-people policies. 'Normalization' of minting unbridled profits from illness, is ... More >>
During The Lockdown, Community Led From The Front In Ensuring HIV Treatment Reaches People
Monday, 20 June 2022, 6:51 pm | CNS
"HIV treatment and care could continue during COVID-19, thanks to intense community participation," said Daxa Patel, in an interview given to CNS. Daxa is Secretary General at Gujarat State Network of People living with HIV (GSNP+) and is former ... More >>
Inequity And Health Security: Will The Poison That Blinds, Open Our Eyes Too?
Tuesday, 14 June 2022, 6:42 am | CNS
"There are poisons that blind you, and poisons that open your eyes" had said famous Swedish author August Strindberg. COVID-19 and monkeypox have not only exposed the inequity which poisons our health systems but has also caused avoidable ... More >>
Local Leaders Unitedly Push For One Health Approach. Will G20 Leaders Tango?
Friday, 3 June 2022, 6:08 am | CNS
Before G20 leaders and experts meet next week for the second health working group meeting under Indonesian G20 presidency, local leaders from several cities across the Asia Pacific region have unitedly called for implementing One Health approach. ... More >>
Latest Advancements In TB Science In Spotlight
Monday, 23 May 2022, 6:55 am | CNS
Important game-changing scientific advancements in preventing and treating TB (TB or tuberculosis, is among the deadliest of infectious diseases globally), were in spotlight at the recently concluded International Conference on Retroviruses and ... More >>
Far From The Promise Of Endgame, Tobacco Epidemic Continues
Friday, 20 May 2022, 7:17 pm | CNS
Tobacco industry-propelled epidemic of tobacco-caused diseases and untimely deaths continue to plague human development. Despite significant progress on tobacco control, endgame of tobacco - which is a human rights and social justice imperative - is not ... More >>
Drug-resistant TB: Are We Converting Scientific Breakthroughs Into Public Health Gains?
Tuesday, 19 April 2022, 5:48 am | CNS
Undoubtedly, among the most important scientific breakthroughs for the diagnosis and treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) have happened in the past few years. But are we able to convert the scientific breakthroughs into public health gains ... More >>
Prevention Is Better Than Cure, And Is Cheaper Too!
Thursday, 7 April 2022, 6:24 am | CNS
This is an old adage that signifies the importance of taking precautionary steps to prevent a problem from happening rather than fixing it after it occurs. It is a fundamental principle of healthcare to avoid/reduce occurrence of any disease. ... More >>
Is Our Response To Pandemics And Health Emergencies Missing Organized Medicine?
Tuesday, 5 April 2022, 5:26 am | CNS
When health emergencies occur it is the doctors and other healthcare providers who are on the frontlines in responding to the humanitarian and public health crises. But they along with those impacted are not just part of the ‘problem’ but also ... More >>
Are We Ready To Give It All To #endTB?
Tuesday, 29 March 2022, 6:44 am | CNS
First-ever United Nations High Level Meeting to end TB by 2030 was held four years ago. It culminated in an important political declaration that galvanised accelerated action towards eliminating TB by 2030. With less than a year to deliver on intermediary ... More >>
Preventing Disease And Strengthening Health System Are Key While We Open Up Economies
Sunday, 27 March 2022, 6:02 am | CNS
Although some parts of the world are reporting another rise in new COVID-19 infections, many countries are doing away with pandemic-related public health and social measures that were put in place over two years ago. Experts of Organized Medicine Academic ... More >>
