Tutti i temi: AIDS

31.07.2006 La XVI Conferencia Internacional de Sida, que tendrá lugar entre los días 13 y 18 de agosto, en Toronto, va a explorar la crueldad y el preconcepto contra los portadores de VIH/Sida.

27.07.2006

26.07.2006 "Let the infection end with us," and "We will not spread the infection" are the two zealous motives that keep the Society of Visakha Network of Positive members (SVNP Plus) go ahead with its work.

26.07.2006

UN Study

A new U.N. report in India has warned that the country's booming economic growth could slow if HIV-AIDS continues to spread unchecked. The United Nations says 5.7 million people are infected with HIV in India - the largest number in any country in the world.

24.07.2006 The independent body will carry out an objective analysis of the impact of AIDS on human resources, labour productivity, poverty reduction, social stability and household savings in the Asia-Pacific region. Based on its findings it will recommend measures to mobilise adequate governmental responses to the disease.

24.07.2006 The study, undertaken by the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) and supported by the National AIDS Control Organisation and the United Nations Development Programme, has found that not only enrolment of children from HIV households is lower than those from non-HIV households but also the dropout rates are higher and attendance is lower.

21.07.2006 Iniciativa integral de la Organización Panamericana de Salud (OPS) es lanzada para prevenir la infección por el VIH en el lugar de empleo.

21.07.2006 India's economy could suffer if the country fails to check the spread of HIV and Aids, a new report says. Economic growth currently at 8% could fall by nearly 1% if the disease is not contained, it says.

21.07.2006 The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has pledged $287m (£155m) in a bid to speed up the development of a vaccine for the HIV/Aids virus.

20.07.2006 An independent commission launched in New Delhi aims to get leaders of Asia-Pacific countries to stand up and take note of the daunting challenge posed by the spread of HIV/AIDS - including increased poverty and development setbacks.

19.07.2006 Në datat 7-12 Korrik u zhvillua një trajnimi Edukimi Bashkëmoshatar mbi Shëndetin Seksual dhe Riprodhues të Adoleshentëve ku morrën pjesë rreth 60 nxënës të shkollave të mesme nga i gjithë vendi dhe 12 Parlamente Rinore.

17.07.2006 El aumento de los casos de VIH/Sida en la juventud está fundamentada principalmente en los valores que promueven la abstinencia sexual y rechazan el uso de preservativos como métodos para prevenir la enfermedad.

15.07.2006 La multinazionale farmaceutica Abbott continua a negare a troppi malati la nuova versione di un importantissimo farmaco contro l’AIDS: il lopinavir/ritonavir. A denunciare il comportamento dell’azienda è l’organizzazione internazionale di soccorso Medici Senza Frontiere (MSF). Solo dopo lunghe e forti pressioni la Abbot ha iniziato a inviare la nuova versione del farmaco a un numero limitato di progetti di MSF in Africa al prezzo di 500 dollari per paziente per anno. Tuttavia, la casa farmaceutica rifiuta di venderlo a MSF per i suoi programmi in Tailandia e in Guatemala e continua a ritardarne la registrazione nei paesi in via di sviluppo. Il risultato è che la nuova versione del lopinavir/ritonavir non è né disponibile né accessibile per la grande maggioranza dei pazienti che ne hanno bisogno.

13.07.2006 Using song and skit the DISHA team at the Loni Highway Truck Station delivered an important message about awareness, prevention, and control of HIV.

13.07.2006 UNESCO, in collaboration with NACO/ Delhi State AIDS Society / is implementing a project on Preventive AIDS Education in 100 Government Schools of Delhi, with the help of 10 NGOs.Prerana one of the partners NGO has undertaken this project to plan and implement AIDS Training Programme in 10 Government Senior Secondary Schools located in South Delhi.

12.07.2006 Abbott, industria farmacéutica estadounidense, está negándose a proveer la nueva versión del anti-retroviral Liponavir/Ritonavir a los países en desarrollo.

12.07.2006 A diferencia de las generaciones que los antecedieron, las y los jóvenes de hoy enfrentan uno de los problemas de salud pública más dramáticos en el mundo por el número de víctimas que arroja: el Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida (VIH/Sida).

12.07.2006 "Saamme aidsin puhkeamista hidastavan lääkityksen ilmaiseksi, mutta meillä ei ole tarpeeksi ruokaa", hiv-tartunnan saanut Justina Kasonde kuvaa arkea Lusakan köyhällä asuinalueella. "Lääkitys saa meidät syömään enemmän."

11.07.2006 Libalan koulussa Sambiassa oppilaat esittävät tarinan 14-vuotiaasta tytöstä, joka joutuu uhraamaan unelmansa koulunkäynnistä, saa hiv-tartunnan mieheltään ja raskaaksi tultuaan päätyy miehen hylkäämäksi. YK:n väestöohjelma haluaa tänään kiinnittää huomion kehitysmaiden nuoriin. Puolet hiv-tartunnan saaneista on alle 24-vuotiaita, painottaa YK.

06.07.2006 A migrant population and proximity to States with a high prevalence of HIV/AIDS cases are the main reasons for north Karnataka districts becoming vulnerable to the epidemic, Vandana Gurnani, Executive Director of Karnataka Health Promotion Trust, has said.