Marking the 30th anniversary of World Aids Day on December 1, various sand artists in different states of India, created sand art to spread the awareness and extend their solidarity towards people living with AIDS. Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik created a beautiful art on Odisha’s Puri beach to spread the message[Read More…]
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World AIDS Day: Bihar witnesses 16% dip in HIV affected population
The HIV affected population in the state of Bihar is now low by 16%. At the national level, this figure is 27%. By 2020, nationwide, the target to lower down the number of HIV patients is 75%. At present, there are 1.15 lakh patients affected by HIV and are getting[Read More…]
Meet Nagratna Ramgowda, an HIV+ mother of a healthy baby spreading hopes in Karnataka
In our day-to-day lives, we generally don’t spend all that much time thinking about HIV if we don’t have it. We, therefore, pick up pieces of information here and there—some of which we’ve heard in passing, others of which may be years outdated. In the end, we often hold these[Read More…]
World AIDS Day 2018: 10 common myths about HIV/AIDS busted
In our day-to-day lives, we generally don’t spend all that much time thinking about HIV if we don’t have it. We, therefore, pick up pieces of information here and there—some of which we’ve heard in passing, others of which may be years outdated. In the end, we often hold these[Read More…]