Bollywood actress and former Miss World, Aishwarya Rai, has been appointed as the UN Goodwill Ambassador for UNAIDS. The 38-year-old is pretty excited upon being selected and she has said that she will not be just a ‘poster girl’ for the organisation but will help break social barriers which are attached with disease. Aishwarya’s name […]
Sep 25 2012 | Posted in
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Children with AIDS in Asia are resistant to HIV drugs Teenagers in Asia receiving treatment for HIV are showing early signs of osteoporosis and children as young as five are becoming resistant to AIDS drugs, an anti-AIDS group said on Thursday, urging more attention be given to young HIV patients. The finding, made available […]
Dec 2 2011 | Posted in
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A recent survey of National Aids Control Program has forecasted shocking numbers of approximately 100,000 aids patients living in Pakistan. Acquired Immune Deficiency System commonly used as Aides not only a deadly disease but it is somewhat considered taboo in many under develop countries including Pakistan where some group and self-styled group activists say that […]
Dec 1 2011 | Posted in
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Karachi has over 40,000 HIV and AIDS patients Karachi has 40,000 people living with HIV and AIDS, while in Larkana 28.5% of transgeners have been found HIV positive. According to UNAIDS estimates, the number of People Living with HIV & AIDS (PLHA) in Pakistan is 97,400, i.e., approximately one hundred thousand, out of which about […]
Dec 1 2011 | Posted in
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UNAIDS confirms live-saving drugs have dramatically increased HIV patients In its annual report on the pandemic, United Nations AID programme (UNAIDS) has confirmed that more people than ever are living with the AIDS virus but this is largely due to better access to drugs that keep HIV patients alive and well for many years. In […]
Nov 21 2011 | Posted in
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