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Long walk to justice: Transgender voices from across India
Saturday, 11 July 2015, 12:25 pm | CNS
I had been there at the 1st National Hijra Habba in 2012. Witnessing the Third National Transgender Hijra Habba in 2015 was indeed a humbling experience as lot of water has flown during these 3 years. From 30 community participants in 2012, the number ... More >>
"A woman of substance": Kalawati
Thursday, 25 June 2015, 7:47 am | CNS
Kalawati comes from a family of small farmers. Hers is a ‘joint and happy family’ where she lives with her husband, 1 daughter, 2 sons, 1 daughter-in-law and 1 granddaughter. Her postgraduate sons working outside the village are doing fairly well and have ... More >>
Growing support against corporate capture of climate policy
Sunday, 14 June 2015, 10:28 am | CNS
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Will countries 'walk the talk' to end the tobacco epidemic?
Sunday, 31 May 2015, 11:11 am | CNS
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Stop water privatisation and strengthen public water supply
Saturday, 13 December 2014, 11:53 am | CNS
Stop water privatisation and strengthen public water supply A new report by Corporate Accountability International uncovers how the World Bank uses ponzi-style marketing tactics to sell privatization projects around the globe that it is also positioned ... More >>
A miracle treatment for TB is a near possibility
Friday, 25 July 2014, 3:37 pm | CNS
Two years after launching a first of its kind Combination Drug Study for TB treatment in 2010, the Global Alliance for TB Drug Development (TB Alliance) raised hopes of a novel drug regimen to treat both forms of TB—drug sensitive (DS) and multi drug ... More >>
Tobacco use a big ‘No’ for people with TB and diabetes
Saturday, 5 July 2014, 10:32 am | CNS
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Tackle hepatitis C to save people living with HIV
Saturday, 28 June 2014, 10:20 am | CNS
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Cancer prevention better than cure?
Tuesday, 4 February 2014, 10:12 am | CNS
Do we really believe in cancer 'prevention is better than cure'? Bobby Ramakant, Citizen News Service (CNS) World Cancer Day: 4th February Despite alarming cancer rates globally, with worst impact in low- and middle-income countries, one is forced ... More >>
Multipurpose prevention tech can transform women's health
Wednesday, 22 January 2014, 11:30 am | CNS
Shobha Shukla, Millions of women and around the world are still unable to protect themselves from sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Over 1 million people contract a sexually transmitted infection every day, half of whom are young people - mostly ... More >>
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights: A distant reality
Monday, 20 January 2014, 11:11 am | CNS
(Based on an interview with Dr Amita Pandey, Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, King George's Medical University - KGMU) Before 7th Asia Pacific Conference on Reproductive and Sexual Health and Rights (7th APCRSHR) opens ... More >>
National free access to The Cochrane Library in India
Saturday, 30 March 2013, 11:21 am | CNS
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) created history in February 2007 when India became the first and only low-income country in the world with a national subscription to The Cochrane Library. This initiative of the ICMR to purchase a national license ... More >>
Change The Old Order—Stop These Barbaric Acts
Saturday, 22 December 2012, 1:05 pm | CNS
Change The Old Order—Stop These Barbaric Acts Shobha Shukla – CNS Even as the Delhi gang rape victim—a 23-year-old paramedical student--who was gang raped, tortured and thrown out from inside a moving bus on the night of 18th December, 2012--- lies ... More >>
AIDS 2012: Call for access to HCV treatment
Tuesday, 31 July 2012, 9:02 am | CNS
(CNS): Michel Kazatchkine, appointed as the UN Secretary-General's new Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA) before the XIX International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012) opened in Washington DC, responded to a suggestion during ... More >>
Punitive laws block access to health services for drug users
Tuesday, 31 July 2012, 9:01 am | CNS
(CNS): The XIX International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012) reminds us how punitive laws and criminalizing policies keep most affected communities disengaged. Due to the policy block in US, sex workers and injecting drug users (IDUs) weren't able ... More >>
Improving treatment adherence in hard to reach populations
Friday, 27 July 2012, 11:34 am | CNS
(CNS): Whilst there has been great progress in rolling out access to antiretroviral treatment (ART), there are also many challenges in ensuring that patients adhere to treatment, especially those living in complex social situations. Here at the 19th ... More >>
Anti-HIV rectal microbicide research moves ahead
Friday, 27 July 2012, 11:33 am | CNS
Bobby Ramakant – CNS (CNS): It is indeed promising to note the momentum rectal microbicides research and development has attained, more so when there is a global call to end AIDS at the XIX International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012). Turning the ... More >>
Supporting adolescents and youth living with HIV
Wednesday, 25 July 2012, 8:38 am | CNS
(CNS): At the first full day of the 19th International AIDS Conference in Washington, DC (AIDS 2012), we’ve already seen a plethora of statements and presentations detailing progress in the fight against HIV. There’s a distinct ‘milestone’ feeling, ... More >>
Turn The Tide: Treat HIV and Cure TB
Sunday, 8 July 2012, 11:53 am | CNS
Despite the fact that TB is curable and HIV is treatable, an estimated 8.5 million new and relapsed TB cases were reported in 2010, and an estimated 1.4 million died, which included 350,000 people living with HIV and co-infected with TB. More >>
Better health increases age: World Health Day
Saturday, 7 April 2012, 12:23 pm | CNS
(CNS): In India, population more than 60 years of age in 2001 was 6.9% which is now increased to 8.3% (2011) and is estimated to be 17% (30 crores) by 2050. If today’s young India is not made healthy then in future these would suffer from large number ... More >>
