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HIV patients protest shortage of life-saving drugs
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): A group of HIV patients on Tuesday staged a protest outside the National AIDS Control Organization's (NACO) office here against the shortage of crucial life-saving drugs required to curb the disease.
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NACO initiates discussions after protests against shortage of antiretrovir
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 25 (ANI): National Aids Control Organization (NACO) have initiated the round of discussions after a group of HIV patients have protested outside the the office in Delhi over a shortage of antiretroviral drugs for a few months, sources told to ANI.
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Sex in Covid lockdown: How many Indians contracted HIV? Here's the number
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 27 (ANI): When the country was reeling under the COVID lockdown in 2020-21, over 85,000 people across the country contracted HIV due to unprotected sexual activity, according to an RTI data.
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SC directs states to continue sex worker identification, continue dry rati
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 28 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday directed all the states to continue the process of identification of sex workers and to continue distribution of dry ration.
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MoS Bharati Pravin Pawar chairs World AIDS Day celebrations
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 1 (ANI): Aligning with the theme of World AIDS Day 2021 "End Inequalities. End AIDS. End Pandemics", the Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Bharati Pravin Pawar emphasized on the need to focus and tackle gender inequalities, discrimination again
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Harsh Vardhan inaugurates first Grand Finale of Red Ribbon Quiz competitio
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 12 (ANI): Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health and Family (MoHFW) welfare on Tuesday inaugurated the first 'The Grand Finale of the Red Ribbon Quiz Competition' organized by the National AIDS Control Organization and the MoHFW.
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Leading National Global and Experts came together to Discuss HIV Response
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 12 (ANI/NewsVoir): Mumbai District AIDS Control Society (MDACS), I-TECH India, and Aastha Parivaar hosted a virtual event to commemorate the World AIDS Day 2020 observed earlier in the month. The event titled "Advancing HIV Response for Fast Track City
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COVID-19: SC directs state govts to ensure dry ration is provided to sex w
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 28 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed all state governments to ensure dry ration is being provided to sex workers, identified by the National AIDS Control Organisation during COVID-19 pandemic, in an adequate amount and uniformly.
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UP govt transfers 13 IAS officers
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Feb 22 (ANI): In a major reshuffle, the Uttar Pradesh government on Saturday transferred 13 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers and gave them new responsibilities.
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In every 100 people, there is only 0.22 pc prevalence of HIV/AIDS in India
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 27 (ANI): There is only 0.22 per cent prevalence of HIV/AIDS in every 100 people of the age between 15 and 49 in the country, according to latest estimates of National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO).
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Commemorating World AIDS Day - Leadership Awards that celebrated emerging
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 2 (ANI-NewsVoir): In observance of World AIDS Day 2016 on December 1st, India HIV/AIDS Alliance, with the partnership of National AIDS Control Organization (NACO), UNDP and UNAIDS organized a Leadership Awards to recognize advocates and leaders from communities affecte
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Manipur observes 29th World AIDS Day
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Imphal (Manipur) [India], Dec.1 (ANI): The 29th World AIDS Day, under the theme 'Hands Up for HIV Prevention, ' organised by the Manipur States AIDS Control Society (MACS) was widely observed across the state today.
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