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'Phir Milenge' to 'My Brother...Nikhil': Bollywood films that raised aware
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
While the taboos around HIV/AIDS still exist in different parts of the world, cinema has tried to break the stigma attached to the disease.
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Merck Foundation brings together 13 African First Ladies and 10 Thousand P
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Dubai [UAE]/Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 29 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, conducted their annual conference, the 9th Edition of "Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary" recently, as a hybrid conference (onsite and online). T
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Educated Bandipora shepherd uses scientific methods to turn sheep farming
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Overlooking the social stigma of being called Shepherd, a young lad from Kashmir has set an example of self-reliance by taking sheep farming as his career despite being well educated.
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Majority of people with prolonged Covid endure stigma, discrimination: Stu
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
According to a new study published in the journal PLOS ONE, the majority of persons living with Long Covid suffer some type of stigma directly related to their condition.
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Patriarchy: The Death of a Man's Mental Health
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 17 (ANI/PNN): Good Karma, now open at Park Street, is a safe space for healing, growing and evolving. Good Karma aims at eliminating stigma, raising awareness and prevention of various Mental Health issues. "The other reason for the lack of reports may be due to a
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My friend is HIV positive - a new book by Rajan Chawla
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 10 (ANI/ATK): How would you react if you hear your close friend or relative is HIV positive? This exactly happened with the author's closest friend. The book My friend is HIV positive is a thought-provoking real-time account of his experiences with HIV positive pa
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Family Welfare Committee FOGSI and Duly Care collaborate to create awarene
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 6 (ANI/NewsVoir): FWC FOGSI (Family Welfare Committee Federation of Obstetric and Gynaecological Societies of India) and Duly Care aim to normalize and simplify sexual and reproductive health, and create a community for Indian youth to anonymously ask questions and
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On Daughter's Day, Stayfree says 'Talk to Your Sons'
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 4 (ANI/NewsVoir): When boys are told to ignore periods and that it's none of their business, they grow up into men - husbands, fathers, grandfathers - who are uncomfortable talking about it, thus perpetuating the stigma around periods. With the message o
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Genrobotic's Bandicoot Robot emerged as the winner of Swachhata Startup Ch
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 3 (ANI/PNN): Genrobotics, the leading Indian robotic company, has emerged as the winner of The Swachhata Startup Challenge for their product Bandicoot, as the best innovative solution to eliminate manual scavenging, which also transforms the sanitation workers' liv
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Sandip Soparrkar adopts another child
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 1 (ANI/GPRC): Biological or not, having children is a wonderful blessing. However, matters of adoption have always invited unwanted questions in the past. Thankfully, the stigma has now lessened down and we have to thank celebrities for that. While Angelina Jolie a
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CecureUs Posh Survey: An insight into Sexual Harassment Laws and their eff
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 28 (ANI/PNN): The POSH law, passed in 2013, mandates a set of policies and training methods in organizations to help deal with sexual harassment.
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A Seven Boats initiative towards spreading true awareness about this extre
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], September 12 (ANI/ATK): Each suicide is a personal tragedy that prematurely takes the life of an individual and has a continuing ripple effect, affecting the lives of families, friends and communities. Every year, more than 1,00,000 people commit suicide in our
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