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News Digest from HIV ATLAS - INDIA (4-9 June, 2006)

General HIV/AIDS News from INDIA (Latest Week: 4-9 June, 2006)

News related to Jobs, Employment of PLHIV in INDIA (Last 4 Weeks)

News related to Treatment and Pharmaceuticals in INDIA (Last 4 Weeks)

News related to Law/Policy and HIV in INDIA( Last 4 Weeks)

News related to HIV/AIDS Events in INDIA (Last 4 Weeks)

P.S: Only the news from Indian Media has been included in the digest.

HIV ATLAS -INDIA Team

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AIDS patients need care, love: Minister - Times of India

AIDS patients need care, love: MinisterTimes of India, India - 9 hours agoPATNA: Agreeing to the fact that India today has the highest number of AIDS and HIV positive patients, state urban development minister Ashwini Kumar Choubey ...

Centre & #39;s balm for AIDS widows - E-Pao.net

Centre's balm for AIDS widowsE-Pao.net, India - 9 hours ago... 09: The Central Government has approved the proposal to establish destitute homes for permanent residence of widows affected by the HIV/AIDS pandemic, informed ... Orientation training held KanglaOnlineall 2 related

Aids Seems More Prevalent Among Goan’s – Governor Visioned - MedIndia

Aids Seems More Prevalent Among Goan’s – Governor VisionedMedIndia, India - 10 hours ago... Goa, since it has been a favourite tourist spot, bring with them the dreadful virus (HIV) when they ... Next to South Africa, India stands for AIDS infection ...

NEEDED: HIV POSITIVE MINDSET - Tehelka (subscription)

NEEDED: HIV POSITIVE MINDSETTehelka (subscription), India - 18 hours agoIt’s vital for the government to realise that the number of HIV/AIDS patients in India is rapidly rising, reports M. Radhika. When ...

Goan lifestyle vulnerable to AIDS, says Governor - Navhind Times

Goan lifestyle vulnerable to AIDS, says GovernorNavhind Times, India - 8 Jun 2006... Presently, India stands only second to South Africa in ... a positive beginning in the fight against AIDS,” he said ... aimed at spreading awareness on HIV/AIDS in 46 ...

Caritas programme empowers women in Karnataka - Indian Catholic

Indian CatholicCaritas programme empowers women in KarnatakaIndian Catholic, India - 8 Jun 2006... SHGs have been formed; 400 training programmes on health/HIV/AIDS, networking, Panchayati ... According to Caritas India officials, the programme is in the process ...

Haath Se Haath Mila, HIV/AIDS Ko Bhagaa ! - Televisionpoint.com

Haath Se Haath Mila, HIV/AIDS Ko Bhagaa !Televisionpoint.com, India - 8 Jun 2006... also known for her earlier programmes such Indian Holiday and Namaste India, the video ... spoken to the stars about this video to bring about an HIV/AIDS awareness ...

Tears of For-fathers - KanglaOnline

Tears of For-fathersKanglaOnline, India - 8 Jun 2006... (There are various NGOs I many states working for children living with HIV/AIDS and affected by HIV/AIDS, India HIV/AIDS Alliance is among those who support ...

Awarded for an innovative initiative to fight HIV/AIDS - Hindu

Awarded for an innovative initiative to fight HIV/AIDSHindu, India - 7 Jun 2006... which had launched the "Freedom HIV/AIDS" Mobile Games ... initiative of using hardcore business practices for AIDS. ... These games use India's obsession with cricket ...

India reaffirms fullest commitment in fight against AIDS - Hindu

India reaffirms fullest commitment in fight against AIDSHindu, India - 2 Jun 2006United Nations, June 3 (PTI): Reaffirming its "fullest commitment" to the global fight against HIV/AIDS, India has pledged to intensify efforts to fight stigma ...

NEWS: JOBS, EMPLOYMENT & HIV IN INDIA

Aids Seems More Prevalent Among Goan’s – Governor Visioned - MedIndia

Aids Seems More Prevalent Among Goan’s – Governor VisionedMedIndia, India - 10 hours ago... Goa, since it has been a favourite tourist spot, bring with them the dreadful virus (HIV) when they ... Next to South Africa, India stands for AIDS infection ...

Goan lifestyle vulnerable to AIDS, says Governor - Navhind Times

Goan lifestyle vulnerable to AIDS, says GovernorNavhind Times, India - 8 Jun 2006... destination as well as provider of jobs to countless ... lifestyle can help them encounter the onslaught of HIV/AIDS. ... In India, 90 per cent of the infected persons ...

ACHIEVEMENTS OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT MINISTRY DURING TWO YEARS OF ... - Press Information Bureau (press release)

ACHIEVEMENTS OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT MINISTRY DURING TWO YEARS OF ...Press Information Bureau (press release), India - 5 Jun 2006... under the ‘Re-inventing EPF, India’ project has ... Counseling and Testing Centres under HIV/AIDS programmes besides ... the workers who lose their jobs due to ...

Uncertainties plaguing job market: ILO - India eNews.com

Uncertainties plaguing job market: ILOIndia eNews.com, India - 3 Jun 2006... Socio-economic issues like HIV/AIDS, indecent work atmosphere for the women workforce ... Said Somavia: ‘Good jobs that provide the foundation of security to ...

Developing nations to rule future global work force, says ILO ... - Financial Express

Developing nations to rule future global work force, says ILO ...Financial Express, India - 2 Jun 2006... come from developing countries, like India, according to ... more than 43 million new jobs each year ... on the “increasingly decisive” impact of HIV/AIDS on many ...

New law to fight HIV discrimination - Times of India

New law to fight HIV discriminationTimes of India, India - 25 May 2006... discrimination against HIV-positive persons, especially in jobs, education, healthcare, travel and insurance. Though India has a national AIDS prevention and ...

MAINSTREAMING THE MARGINALISED; TWO YEARS OF UPA GOVERNMENT ... - Press Information Bureau (press release)

MAINSTREAMING THE MARGINALISED; TWO YEARS OF UPA GOVERNMENT ...Press Information Bureau (press release), India - 24 May 2006... environment, vocational training, reservation of jobs in the ... This gesture on India’s part drew wide ... substance abusers are vulnerable to HIV/AIDS, 200 NGOs ...

How clean was my valley - Calcutta Telegraph

Calcutta TelegraphHow clean was my valleyCalcutta Telegraph, India - 21 May 2006... of Srinagar to talk about sex and HIV, and generously ... And the soaps that the rest of India is glued on ... a low-risk area when it comes to AIDS, Yusuf discusses ...

Transgender community explore career options - Sify

Transgender community explore career optionsSify, India - 13 May 2006... which the entire transgender community in India faces ... my community to spread awareness on HIV/AIDS among them ... society, are uneducated and are not given any jobs. ...

Workplace blues - India Together

Workplace bluesIndia Together, India - 6 May 2006... 17 per cent had to take up petty jobs to meet ... that HIV can worsen the child labour situation in India. The shame and discrimination attached to HIV/AIDS is at ...

Treatment, Pharmaceuticals, HIV & INDIA

For our health - Financial Express

For our healthFinancial Express, India - Jun 8, 2006Minister Kapil Sibal’s call to pharma and biotech firms to find low-cost and ... Of the top six killer diseases in the world, only one (HIV/AIDS) is a priority ...

For the people, by the company - Express Pharma

Express PharmaFor the people, by the companyExpress Pharma, India - Jun 8, 2006... The HIV or AIDS awareness campaigns tackle various issues thereby ... For instance, some years back pharma major Cipla made a splash with its asthma campaign. ...

Western region leads Indian biotech growth - Telugu Portal

Western region leads Indian biotech growthTelugu Portal, India - Jun 7, 2006... biotech firms crossed Rs.15 billion, with bio-pharma accounting for ... in developing drugs to cure serious diseases like malaria, HIV and AIDS, which affect ...

United we stand - Express Pharma

United we standExpress Pharma, India - May 25, 2006... PPP initiatives focus on diseases of the poor, such as HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and ... to come up with new molecules, public-private partnerships in pharma R & D seem ...

Aurobindo gets tentative USFDA nod for AIDS drug - Moneycontrol.com

Aurobindo gets tentative USFDA nod for AIDS drugMoneycontrol.com, India - May 23, 2006... Ziagen Tablets, an anti-HIV medication manufactured ... President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR ... Aurobindo Pharma manufactures both active pharmaceutical ...

Worthy donation - Pune Newsline

Worthy donationPune Newsline, India - May 23, 2006... Taal’ the pharma outlet conceptualised by Emcure Pharmaceuticals in association with the Network of Maharashtra by People Living with HIV/AIDS (NMP+) which ...

FDA approves Aurobindo & #39;s generic AIDS drug - Andhra Cafe

FDA approves Aurobindo's generic AIDS drugAndhra Cafe, India - May 19, 2006... Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that Aurobindo Pharma has won ... of drugs that helps keep the AIDS virus from ... agents for the treatment of HIV-1 infection.

Additional oppn against AIDS drug patent - Mid-Day Mumbai

Additional oppn against AIDS drug patentMid-Day Mumbai, India - May 13, 2006... The Indian Network for People Living with HIV/AIDS and the Delhi Network of Positive People last week registered a pre-grant ... “I urge big pharma to withdraw ...

Gilead & #39;s AIDS drug patent faces patient networks & #39; opposition - Sify

Gilead's AIDS drug patent faces patient networks' oppositionSify, India - May 10, 2006... "We are not against big pharma or patents, we ... filed by Delhi Network of Positive People, under the aegis of the Indian Network of People living with HIV/AIDS. ...

NGOs against Indian patent for AIDS drug - India eNews.com

NGOs against Indian patent for AIDS drugIndia eNews.com, India - May 10, 2006New Delhi - Civil society groups and representatives of HIV/AIDS patients Wednesday opposed US pharma major Gilead Sciences’ move to seek an Indian patent ...

India; Law, Policy, HIV

`Manipur an experiment in governance by the Army` - KanglaOnline

`Manipur an experiment in governance by the Army`KanglaOnline, India - 7 Jun 2006... 2 day consultation on critical socio-legal issues of ... has been cherished by the republic of India. ... The second session discussed AFSPA, trafficking and HIV/AIDS. ... Meet decry AFSPA continuance E-Pao.netall 4 related

India shifts gears to ride 8% growth path - Financial Express

India shifts gears to ride 8% growth pathFinancial Express, India - 4 Jun 2006... He hopes that legal, administrative and structural reforms ... the highest number of people living with HIV. ... to the 2006 Report on Global AIDS Epidemic, released in ...

Uncertainties plaguing job market: ILO - India eNews.com

Uncertainties plaguing job market: ILOIndia eNews.com, India - 3 Jun 2006... Socio-economic issues like HIV/AIDS, indecent work atmosphere for the women ... Most developing countries today face the challenge of developing legal systems that ...

For the shunned and the abused - Calcutta Telegraph

For the shunned and the abusedCalcutta Telegraph, India - 30 May 2006... 5.2 million HIV-positive people of India who face ... to establish a humane and egalitarian legal regime to ... support, care and treatment of HIV/AIDS affected people ...

New law to fight HIV discrimination - Times of India

New law to fight HIV discriminationTimes of India, India - 25 May 2006... experts and affected persons, the proposed HIV/AIDS Bill 2006 ... is the first specific legal measure to prohibit discrimination against HIV-positive persons ...

MAINSTREAMING THE MARGINALISED; TWO YEARS OF UPA GOVERNMENT ... - Press Information Bureau (press release)

MAINSTREAMING THE MARGINALISED; TWO YEARS OF UPA GOVERNMENT ...Press Information Bureau (press release), India - 24 May 2006... luminaries have being consulted on the legal aspects of ... This gesture on India’s part drew wide acclaim ... substance abusers are vulnerable to HIV/AIDS, 200 NGOs ...

‘Distribute condoms in jails to prevent AIDS’ - Daily News & Analysis

‘Distribute condoms in jails to prevent AIDS’Daily News & Analysis, India - 22 May 2006... project director of Lawyers’ Collective (HIV/AIDS unit) on ... Until that happens, the National AIDS Control Organisation ... the Centre for Socio-legal Studies and ...

Additional oppn against AIDS drug patent - Mid-Day Mumbai

Additional oppn against AIDS drug patentMid-Day Mumbai, India - 13 May 2006... of $ 700 per person per year in India, said in ... week hundreds of people affected by HIV/Aids marched on the Indian parliament to support a legal challenge to ...

Workshop on HIV/AIDS for media persons - GreaterKashmir.com (press release)

Workshop on HIV/AIDS for media personsGreaterKashmir.com (press release), India - 12 May 2006... The seminars were organised throughout the north India. ... said that the media converge of HIV/AIDS was steadily ... economic, social, human rights and legal would be ...

NGOs protest against AIDS drug patent - Times of India

NGOs protest against AIDS drug patentTimes of India, India - 11 May 2006... Indian Network for People Living with HIV/AIDS and the ... fixed-dose combination of two essential AIDS drugs ... Forum, Bangalore, which is providing legal support to ...

NEWS: HIV/AIDS EVENTS IN INDIA

Join your hands to support AIDS sufferers - Moneycontrol.com

Join your hands to support AIDS sufferersMoneycontrol.com, India - 21 hours ago... to do the same for the cause of AIDS awareness ... the stigma that is associated with being HIV positive, that ... Mila' album and music video, was an event that exuded ...

BBC World Trust and PVR Cinema - Smash Hits

Smash HitsBBC World Trust and PVR CinemaSmash Hits, India - Jun 5, 2006... Awareness event where Sonu Nigam, Neha Dhupia interacted with each and every patron walking into cinema-pinning red ribbon and offering HIV/AIDS information ...

Lighting up lost lives - Calcutta Telegraph

Calcutta TelegraphLighting up lost livesCalcutta Telegraph, India - Jun 2, 2006... The event expressed solidarity with the courageous work undertaken by Sparsha, West Bengal’s first self-help initiative of people living with HIV/AIDS and ...

Candlelight memorial day observed - E-Pao.net

Candlelight memorial day observedE-Pao.net, India - May 21, 2006... At Moirang Leikoijam mandop, the event was organised under the collective effort of ... Door-to-door campaign on spreading on HIV/AIDS, talks by resource persons ...

For those lost to HIV/AIDS, a requiem - KanglaOnline

For those lost to HIV/AIDS, a requiemKanglaOnline, India - May 21, 2006... event has become the largest grassroots AIDS event in the world stressing on the importance of community involvement in meeting the challenges of HIV/AIDS. ...

Candle-light tribute to AIDS victims - Calcutta Telegraph

Calcutta TelegraphCandle-light tribute to AIDS victimsCalcutta Telegraph, India - May 21, 2006... performed during the day. The event was used to display and share messages of drug use and HIV/AIDS among the youth. A stall was also ...

A candle in the wind for the HIV positive - KanglaOnline

A candle in the wind for the HIV positiveKanglaOnline, India - May 20, 2006... with HIV/AIDS. We need to strive towards a collective response`. Benu, a counselor of MNP+ who is also a PWLA says, `Last year, the memorial was merely an event ...

Bob Dylan show in Shillong for AIDS awareness - Zee News

Zee NewsBob Dylan show in Shillong for AIDS awarenessZee News, India - May 20, 2006... The objective is to build awareness about HIV/AIDS and help the word spread, Sanjay Sharma, director of Maitri and main event coordinator, told reporters. ...

AIDS candlelight memorial on Sunday - Pune Newsline

AIDS candlelight memorial on SundayPune Newsline, India - May 18, 2006... lives lost to AIDS, demonstrates support for people living with HIV/AIDS and mobilizes ... in 85 countries making it the largest grassroots AIDS event ever, says ...

Toronto will play host to largest AIDS meet - Daily News & Analysis

Toronto will play host to largest AIDS meetDaily News & Analysis, India - May 17, 2006... for reversing the spread of HIV/AIDS. “This year’s conference will do more for AIDS education and awareness than any other single event and Toronto is ...