 | › UN hails India for progress in HIV battle
A strong political will was stimulating India's fight against Aids, raising hopes of controlling its spread in the country with the world's third-largest caseload, |
 | › Court directs govt. to fund HIV patient’s treatment
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has directed the Union Government to bear the entire cost of treatment of an HIV-positive minor patient at Ranchi in Jharkhand, holding it responsible for administering HIV-infected blood to him. |
 | › UN holds High-Level Meeting on AIDS
The United Nations held a conference on AIDS this week to review the progress made in implementing the 2001 Declaration of Commitment and the 2006 Political Declaration, which set global targets for the response to the epidemic. |
 | › APACHA Bangladesh expresses its serious concern on CCM
APACHA Bangladesh, one of the country chapters of Asian People's Alliance for combating HIV & AIDS has raised some issues on around the democratic governmence of CCM in Bangladesh. Below is the open letter to the Coordinator of Bangladesh |
 | › 3 million now receiving life-saving HIV drugs
2 JUNE 2008 | GENEVA/PARIS -- The close of 2007 marks an important step in the history of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Nearly 3 million people are now receiving anti-retroviral therapy (ART) in low- and middle-income countries, according to a new report jointly launched today by WHO, UNAIDS and UNICEF |
 | › UNAIDS and The Global Fund sign cooperation agreement
UNAIDS* and The Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria signed in Uganda a revised Memorandum of Understanding which renews a commitment for a coordinated response to AIDS and it serves as an umbrella framework to strategically guide their partnership to strengthen support to national AIDS responses. |
 | › Activists demand action on draft HIV Bill, during Global AIDS Action Week
To mark Global AIDS Action Week, activists in India want the government to pass a Bill that gives AIDS patients the right to treatment |
| › Workplace discrimination against HIV/AIDS declines: ILO
A six-country survey of workers also reported a marked increase in condom usage over the past four years. |
 | › HIV centre in TN gave 'expired' pills to 60 patients
THANJAVUR: An anti-retroviral therapy (ART) centre at the Thanjavur medical college has given expired drugs to at least 60 people living with HIV/AIDS. |
 | › JAPAN CONTRIBUTES US$ 560 MILLION
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria enthusiastically welcomes today’s announcement by Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda of Japan of a new contribution worth US$ 560 million for the coming years from 2009 onwards. |
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