November 30, 2023 08:37 pm | Updated December 02, 2023 10:09 am IST - Bengaluru At 0.29%, Karnataka’s HIV prevalence rate is higher than the national average of 0.22%. December 1 is observed as World AIDS Day and the theme this year is “Let communities lead.” At the national level, the estimated adult HIV prevalence has declined since the epidemic’s …
The Union Ministry of Health And Family Welfare has filed its preliminary affidavit in a petition challenging the blood donor guidelines in so far as they impose a blanket ban on Transgender persons, gay men, female sex workers, etc. Clauses 12 and 51 of the said guidelines consider transgender persons, gay men and female sex workers to be a high-risk …
The study found that if people knew that using a condom prevents HIV, there are lesser cases in the district. Of them, “better developed, urbanised districts with large population size, better socio-economic status of population are more likely to have consistently high HIV prevalence levels.” While planning HIV control strategies, the focus should be on districts which are showing signs …
India had an estimated 21.40 lakh people living with HIV in 2017, with slightly more than two-fifth of them being women, the National AIDS Control Organisation said on Friday. New Delhi: India had an estimated 21.40 lakh people living with HIV in 2017, with slightly more than two-fifth of them being women, the National AIDS Control Organisation said on Friday. …
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