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Shed inhibitions regarding HIV/AIDS test, Aishwarya appeals to pregnant women

December 10, 2012
Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, who is the UNAIDS International Goodwill Ambassador, has also appealed to expectant mothers to get HIV/AIDS test done so as to prevent their children from being infected by the deadly …

Nearly 1,000 people run for HIV awareness in Delhi

December 2, 2012
Nearly thousand people, including transgenders, sex workers and HIV positive people, ran for over three kilometres Sunday in south Delhi to create awareness and to support HIV-positive people. The 'All India Run' started at 9 …

World AIDS Day 2012: Getting to zero

November 28, 2012
World AIDS Day on 1 December brings together people from around the world to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS and demonstrate international solidarity in the face of the pandemic. The day is an opportunity for public and private …

How the HIV/AIDS battle can be won

November 21, 2012
A recent UN report suggests that there is hope as far as the worldwide AIDS pandemic is concerned. The report goes on to suggest that it is a notion that’s not just visionary but ‘entirely feasible’. Better access to drugs …

UNAIDS has a new goodwill ambassador – Aishwarya Rai!

September 25, 2012
Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has been appointed by the United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) as its International Goodwill Ambassador.  She will raise global awareness on protecting children from HIV …

Together we’ll end AIDS

October 3, 2012
A new report by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) shows that domestic funding for HIV has exceeded international investments. The report, Together we will end AIDS, states that low- and middle- income …

Together we will end AIDS (Video)

July 19, 2012
Globally, the number of people newly infected with HIV as well as HIV/AIDS related deaths has been declining steadily over the past decade, according to statistics made public by the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS …

Domestic funding on HIV exceeded international investments: UNAIDS

July 19, 2012
Domestic funding on HIV has exceeded international investments in the last one year, a report entitled Together we will end AIDS by the UN AIDS said.  The report observed that over 80 countries increased their domestic …

UNAIDS head lauds India’s HIV-AIDS prevention efforts

May 1, 2012
The health minister recently met the Mr Michael Sidibe, executive director of UNAIDS who commended India’s excellent performance in preventing the spread of HIV. Despite its huge population and diverse ethnic cultures, India …