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Nearly 40 Million Living with HIV, Lack of Treatment Causes Deaths Every Minute: UN Report

Last year, nearly 40 million people were living with HIV. The virus that causes AIDS, according to a new report by the United Nations (UN). Shockingly, over 9 million of…

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Impact of COVID-19 Lockdown on HIV Transmission: A Closer Look

The data was provided by National AIDS Control Organization (NACO) in response to an RTI query from Neemuch-based activist Chandra Shekhar Gaur.

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Cabinet Approves Extension Of National AIDS Control Programme Till 2026

The number of annual new HIV infections in India has declined by 48 per cent.

The national AIDS response was initiated by the government of India in 1992 with the launch of the first phase of the National AIDS and STD Control Programme.

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COVID-19 Booster Shots Leading To Positive HIV test? Here’s What You Need To Know

The French virologist was a joint recipient of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Medicine for discovery of the HIV.

These claims are related to French virologist Luc Montagnier. This is because Montagnier died earlier this month.

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Is It HIV? Here Are 14 Early Symptoms That You Must Know

The first documented cases of HIV infection were reported in the early1980s in New York and California but retrospective studies have indicated that the virus may have been around since…

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Quest For An HIV/AIDS Vaccine: When Will We Have One?

It has been around four decades now since the outbreak of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, and we still not have an effective vaccine against the virus. This, despite the face that…

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