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Tripura CM Manik Saha urges more screening, awareness to combat HIV/AIDS
Updated : 6 months, 1 week ago IST
Speaking at a program held on Monday at MBB Playground in Agartala to observe the State-Level World AIDS Day and virtually inaugurate Cancer Care Centres in North, Gomati, and Dhalai districts, CM Saha emphasised the need for public awareness and highlighted the strict measures taken by s
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India not only protecting its own, but supporting world in AIDS control: U
Updated : 6 months, 1 week ago IST
Marking the occasion of World AIDS Day, Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare, Jagat Prakash Nadda, inaugurated the national observance of World AIDS Day 2025 at Vigyan Bhawan on Monday, reaffirming India's commitment to accelerating progress toward ending AIDS as a public health
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Gujarat leads by example in AIDS awareness and healthcare outreach
Updated : 6 months, 1 week ago IST
The state's comprehensive approach, anchored in community engagement and accessible healthcare, is helping bridge gaps between medical care and social awareness. Working in coordination with the National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO), the Gujarat State AIDS Control Society (GSACS) has tak
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"Parents must stay vigilant in fight against drugs": Tripura CM at AIDS aw
Updated : 10 months ago IST
On the occasion of International Youth Day, the Tripura State AIDS Control Society organised the state-level Bell of Awareness programme on Tuesday at Pragya Bhavan in Agartala. Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha, while attending the programme, said that parents should pay special attention t
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Himachal CM flags off 12 e-scooters to reach out to HIV, TB, hepatitis pat
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
These e-scooters have been provided to the Health department through the State AIDS Control Society and would be deployed across eight districts of the state
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5,520 drug users received treatment, 612 recovered: Tripura CM Manik Saha
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Tuesday informed the Assembly that as of January 2025, a total of 5,520 injection drug users have received treatment from Opioid Substitution Therapy (OST) centers. Of these, 612 have completed treatment and returned to the mainstream of healthy, normal l
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Tripura CM presides over State AIDS Control Society Council meeting
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Chief Minister Manik Saha presided over the meeting of the Tripura State AIDS Control Society Council held at the Secretariat on Friday.
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World AIDS Day 2024: HIV prevalence in Gujarat declines to 0.19 per cent
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
According to NACO, the estimated adult HIV prevalence in Gujarat decreased from 0.20 per cent in 2019 to 0.19 per cent in 2023. Similarly, the HIV infection rate declined from 6 persons per 1,00,000 uninfected individuals in 2019 to 4 persons in 2023.
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Tripura CM launches Information, Education, Communication campaign to rais
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The campaign, organized by the Tripura State AIDS Control Society, will continue for the next two months.
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SC notice to Centre on plea to allow blood donation by gay men, transgende
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
A bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra sought a response from the Centre, National Blood Transfusion Council (NBTC), National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) and asked them to file their response.
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No stone will be left unturned to tackle concern over AIDS among students
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha said that the government is very concerned and vigilant about the HIV-positive students in the state and that no stone will be left unturned to tackle or handle this issue.
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Tripura: 47 students died of HIV infection, 828 tested positive
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
As many as forty-seven students died from HIV in Tripura, and 828 have tested HIV-positive, according to a senior official of the Tripura State AIDS Control Society (TSACS).
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