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Delhi: Union Minister Bharati Pravin Pawar inaugurates World AIDS Day cele
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar virtually inaugurated the World AIDS Day celebrations at Talkatora stadium, informed the officials on Thursday.
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World Aids Day: Assam State AIDS Control Society organizes activities to g
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
In order to create HIV awareness amongst the masses, ASACS has undertaken various activities by disseminating HIV messages in mass media (print and electronic), outdoor media, folk media (natika, ojapali), social media, piggyback activities during raas and durga puja festivals, events and HI
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World AIDS Day: Know all about its history, significance and this year's t
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
World AIDS Day was first celebrated in 1988 in order to close the gaps and disparities that limit HIV testing, prevention, and access to care. This day also serves as a call to action for people to band together globally.
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World AIDS Day 2022: Celebrities who battled HIV/AIDS
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
On World AIDS Day, lets remember the celebrities who battled the disease.
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World AIDS Day 2022: Why 'Red Ribbon' is used as a symbol for AIDS awarene
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The red ribbon, worn by people all year in remembrance of those who have died due to the disease, is perhaps the most recognizable symbol of AIDS awareness around the globe. It is quite interesting to understand why a red ribbon was chosen to serve his purpose.
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World AIDS Day: WHO reiterates commitment to achieve world free of AIDS th
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia, Poonam Khetrapal Singh informed that in the South-East Asia region alone, 3.8 million people are living under HIV accounting for 10% of the global burden.
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World AIDS Day 2022: History, theme, and significance
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The world commemorates World AIDS Day on December 1 every year. In addition to paying homage to AIDS patients, it is held to demonstrate support for those who are HIV-positive. As the initial international health day, World AIDS Day was created in 1988. In order to close the gaps and disp
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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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Biden unveils new national HIV/AIDS strategy on World AIDS Day
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 2 ( ANI): US President Joe Biden has initiated a new HIV/AIDS strategy aimed at ending the epidemic by 2030, local news reported on Wednesday (local time).
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If required, do targeted HIV testing in colleges, Tripura CM tells officia
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Agartala (Tripura) [India], December 2 (ANI): Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Wednesday directed the senior officials of the Health and Family Welfare department to conduct targeted testing in the colleges of Agartala city given the alarming rise in HIV positive cases having a his
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Social inequality, AIDS, pandemics are interrelated: Union Health Secretar
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 2 (ANI): Social inequality, AIDS and pandemics are interrelated, said Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan here on Wednesday.
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MoS Bharati Pravin Pawar chairs World AIDS Day celebrations
Updated : 4 years, 3 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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