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14,474 Cases Of HIV Through Blood Transfusion, But Govt Denies Crisis

There has been 10% rise in the number of such cases over the last one year-from 1,424 in 2014-15 to 1,559 in 2015-16

Over 90% people with HIV, tuberculosis have access to therapy: UNAIDS

The report by UNAIDS showed that countries are getting on the 'fast-track', with an additional one million people accessing treatment in just six months

Scientists develop new type of HIV test on a USB stick

This could allow patients to regularly monitor their virus levels in a similar way to diabetes patients checking their blood sugar levels

405 babies of HIV infected mothers born wihtout infection

Parents Child Transmission Centre also provide Early Infant Diagnosis and Multi Drug Treatment of pregnant women

Mobile app to help HIV patients adhere to medications

Ppp has an inbuilt daily report, which asks users to self-report on ART adherence as well as daily substance use

Forms of HIV can jump from chimps to humans

They include the SIV ancestor of HIV-1 M - the strain responsible for the global HIV pandemic

Limited use of anti-HIV drug by those at risk

Truvada, manufactured by Gilead, is a combination of two anti-retroviral drugs that work to keep HIV, which causes AIDS, from replicating in the body

India calls for flexibilities in intellectual property rights to combat AIDS

Speaking on the sidelines of a UN meeting, Minister for Health and Family Welfare J P Nadda stressed on the importance of generic medicines

HIV may reduce patients longevity by 5 years

Doctors observed HIV patients often show signs of premature ageing