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Punjab sees 58% surge in HIV cases fuelled by injectable drug abuse

According to the latest report by the National AIDS Control Organisation , Punjab recorded a 58.7% increase with the annual new infections doubling since 2010. (HT File)
chandigarh news
Published on May 12, 2026 07:32 am IST

Haryana to set up HIV viral load testing lab

The project was developed on the basis of inputs provided by the Haryana State AIDS Control Society. (HT Photo for representation)
chandigarh news
Published on Mar 27, 2026 06:24 am IST

Haryana to set up HIV viral load lab in Panchkula, second in state

Haryana to set up HIV viral load lab in Panchkula, second in state
gurugram news
Published on Mar 26, 2026 07:35 pm IST

Govt identifies 7 districts in Delhi, 11 in Haryana for priority HIV/AIDS interventions

Govt identifies 7 districts in Delhi, 11 in Haryana for priority HIV/AIDS interventions
delhi news
Published on Mar 20, 2026 01:31 pm IST

Over 37,000 vulnerable people find place in ‘inclusive’ electoral rolls

Special focus has been laid on sensitisation of polling personnel regarding the needs of the differently abled electors, added the DM (PTI/representational image)
noida news
Updated on Mar 20, 2024 05:08 am IST

'Dream it, make it happen’

PREMIUM
Dr Smarajit Jana shaped the sex workers’ rights movement in the country and spearhead the first rights-based HIV intervention programmes
kolkata news
Published on May 17, 2023 08:07 pm IST

44 prisoners found HIV-positive in Uttarakhand's Haldwani jail

The jail administration is also conducting routine check-up of the prisoners. (Representative image)
dehradun news
Published on Apr 10, 2023 07:56 am IST

Adopt a new paradigm to deal with Covid-19 spread

People queue to give swab samples for coronavirus tests, New Delhi, July 11, 2020.
analysis
Updated on Jul 14, 2020 08:39 pm IST

New AIDS infections falling globally: Report

There were 37.9 million people living with HIV in 2018 worldwide, up from 37.2 million in 2017, according to a new report by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
india news
Published on Nov 27, 2019 03:15 am IST

Maharashtra saw most HIV deaths in India in 2018-2019: Data

The number of HIV deaths in rural areas of Maharashtra between April 2018 and February 2019 was higher compared to urban areas (excluding Mumbai).
mumbai news
Published on Apr 16, 2019 03:52 pm IST

India can’t be complacent in the battle against HIV/AIDS

The situation in three north-east states of Mizoram, Manipur and Nagaland, driven primarily by injecting drug use, is particularly worrying. We ignore the threat of HIV at our own peril, even as we celebrate what we have achieved.
analysis
Published on Nov 30, 2018 05:07 pm IST

27% of world’s new Tuberculosis infections in India: WHO global report

Patients suffering from breathing problems and tuberculosis are admitted for treatment at the Murari Lal Chest Hospital in Kanpur.
india news
Updated on Sept 20, 2018 06:55 am IST

Mizoram tops adult HIV prevalence among Indian states

Officials said 18,081 people were found HIV positive in Mizoram between October 1990 and August this year. The state has a total population of around 11 lakh.
india news
Published on Sept 19, 2018 08:15 pm IST

Maharashtra’s HIV patients to be screened for hepatitis infections in 2019

mumbai news
Updated on Sept 16, 2018 12:16 am IST

Legal battle reflects a broader rights struggle: LGBT activists

Members of the LGBT community celebrate after the verdict by Supreme Court of India which stuck down on the British-era section 377 of the penal code that penalised people for their sexual orientation and ordered that gay sex among consenting adults is not an offence in front of Academy of Fine Arts in Kolkata, India, on Thursday, September 06, 2018.
india news
Updated on Sept 07, 2018 05:37 pm IST

High-risk groups may seek support after Supreme Court verdict on Section 377

Members of the LGBT community celebrate after the Supreme Court verdict.
india news
Updated on Sept 06, 2018 11:33 pm IST

Lok Nayak hospital runs out of HIV medicines, shortage across Delhi

One of the centrally-located government hospitals in Delhi – Lok Nayak – ran out of medicines for third-line treatment for HIV this week.
delhi news
Updated on Aug 29, 2018 03:14 pm IST

Lok Nayak hospital runs out of HIV medicines, shortage across city

The drugs are centrally procured for the entire country by the National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO).
health
Published on Aug 29, 2018 02:19 am IST

53% of Maharashtra HIV+ patients who stopped treatment untraceable: Report

MSACS officials will check if these patients are now availing of treatment at private hospitals.
mumbai news
Updated on Aug 13, 2018 06:15 am IST

The government must establish a department of public health soon

Inside BRD Hospital,Gorakhpur, August 30, 2017. The huge infectious disease burden and our failure to make the epidemiological transition should be used as an opportunity to revamp the institutional architecture.
analysis
Updated on Aug 09, 2018 05:59 pm IST

Yet another proxy NGO of Muzaffarpur shelter abuse main accused faces govt ire

Earlier on June 8, the government had cancelled the accreditation of Brajesh Kumar Thakur who was listed as a correspondent of a Hindi newspaper Pratha Kamal which was housed in the same shelter home (pictured) where the girls were allegedly abused.
india news
Updated on Aug 05, 2018 04:29 pm IST

OPD centres for drug addicts in hospitals, eight jails in Punjab from May

Punjab health minister Brahm Mohindra
others
Updated on Apr 24, 2018 11:52 pm IST
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