About Us Portfolio Press Careers Sitemap Advertise Contact Us Make this your Homepage

Custom Search

Register

Sign In

Sign In Using Facebook

Home » AIDS/HIV News

Committee Headed by Azad Discusses AIDS Control Programme

by VR Sreeraman on August 27, 2010 at 3:30 PM AIDS/HIV News

The Parliamentary Consultative Committee of Ministry of Health & Family Welfare met in Delhi today to discuss National AIDS Control Programme Phase-III (2007-12). Addressing the Members the Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad said that a significant chunk of the estimated populations of high risk groups and populations of truckers and migrants have been reached through targeted interventions which have been successful in bringing down the prevalence of HIV in the southern states.

Committee Headed by Azad Discusses AIDS Control Programme

Related Links

The Minister informed that a total of 143.8 lakh clients including 61.2 lakh expecting mothers were counseled in the Integrated Counseling and Testing Centres (ICDCs) across the country during 2009-10. In order to increase awareness NACO launched Red Ribbon Express on World AIDS Day 1st December 2009. This is the largest mass mobilization campaign on HIV AIDS in the world covering 152 stations in 22 states.

The Red Ribbon Express is currently working its way through Madhya Pradesh before moving on to Uttar Pradesh, Uttrakhand, Punjab, Haryana and Jammu & Kashmir before returning to Delhi on 1st December 2010. For people living with HIV AIDS, 64 new anti-retroviral therapy (ART) centres have been established in last one year. 89,000 new patients are receiving free ART treatment. 21 New Community Care Centre and 367 Link ART Centres have been established in the last one year. Generic anti-retroviral drugs by Indian Companies have brought down the cost of first line treatment from US $ 800 per year, a few year back, to US $ 10 a month at present.

Page 1

Page 1 | 2

Next

New Treatment For Weight Loss And Muscle Wasting In Cancer Patients

More Than 35% Children in Delhi Slums are Malnourished: Survey

More News on: Oral Health And AIDS, AIDS/HIV, AIDS/HIV - Epidemiology, AIDS/HIV - Clinical Features, AIDS/HIV - Health Education, AIDS/HIV - Prevention And Transmission, AIDS / HIV - Treatment, AIDS/HIV- Lab Tests and Faqs, Prostitution: Fresh Stakes in the Oldest Trade, HIV Symptom

Comment & Contribute

Be the first to comment!
Comments should be on the topic and should not be abusive. Comments are normally moderated and are reviewed after they are posted.
* Your comment can be maximum of 2500 characters
	Notify me when reply is posted I agree to the terms and conditions
Your comments are automatically posted once they are submitted. All comments are however constantly reviewed for spam and irrelevant material (such as product or personal advertisements, email addresses, telephone numbers and website address). Such insertions do not conform to our policy and 'Terms of Use' and are either deleted or edited and republished. Please keep your comments brief and relevant.This section may also have questions seeking help. If you have the information you are welcome to respond, but please ensure that the information so provided is genuine and not misleading.

Medwonders Health Network

Support Groups Members Discussions

Total Members - 54907
Support Groups - 445

Health News Index

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Latest News Most Popular Most Commented

Research Suggests Red Wine Alone may Not be the Elixir of Life

Babies' Health may be Compromised by the 'Too Posh to Push' Attitude

Research Sheds Light on Usefulness of Bubble-Propelled Microrockets

Broken Bones may be Fixed in Less Than 4 Weeks by 'Fracture Putty'

AIDS Drug Venture in South Africa Worth $208 Million

News Archive
Date :
Category :
Keyword :

News Quick Links

	News Central			Health Watch
	Latest Health News			Health In Focus
	News Category (500+)			Breaking Health News
	Popular News			Celebrating Life
	Health News and Press Release			Medindia - Exclusive
	News Photo Gallery			India Special
	News Video Gallery			Lifestyle and Wellness
	News From Other Resources

AIDS

Complete Medindia Resources

News Categories:


»	Amitabh Bachchan to Undergo Minor Abdominal Surgery

»	Lady Gaga Battled Eating Disorders During Childhood

»	Acid Attack Survivor Katie Piper's Eyesight Restored After Stem Cell Surgery

»	I Will Draw Inspiration from Armstrong in Battling Illness: Yuvi

»	Eating Disorder Made Me Manipulative: Demi Lovato
More Celebrity News

AIDS/HIV Related News
»	AIDS Drug Venture in South Africa Worth $208 Million	»	Men Need More Attention in HIV Prevention
»	Study Sheds Light on Psychiatric Symptoms and Functional Outcomes in HIV-Infected Youth	»	20% Gay, Bisexual Men Unaware About Their HIV Positive Status
»	Strained Global AIDS Fund Moves Focus Ten Years On	»	Scarce Access to Anti-Retrovirals for DR Congo HIV Patients
»	Research Says Pet Love Helps Women Cope With HIV/AIDS	»	Saliva HIV Test as Accurate as Blood Test for HIV: Study

Read More >>

Committee Headed by Azad Discusses AIDS Control Programme

Medwonders Health Network

AIDS/HIV Related News

Consumers

Medical Professionals

Medical Students

Directories