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Truckers get lessons on HIV/AIDS

December 1st, 2008 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS -
Chandigarh, Dec 1 (IANS) More than 300 truck drivers, cleaners, mechanics and transporters Monday participated in HIV/AIDS awareness programmes organised to mark World AIDS Day in the city.The events were organised by ...

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Patna students call for more awareness on World AIDS Day

December 1st, 2008 - 3:21 pm ICT by ANI -
Patna, Dec.1 (ANI):Students in Bihar capital Patna city on Monday took out rally to mark World AIDS Day, and called for generating more awareness to prevent the spread of the deadly ...

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World AIDS DAY - 1 December 2008

World AIDS DAY - 1 December 2008

December 1st, 2008 - 3:06 pm ICT by Amrit Rashmisrisethi -
Today is World AIDS Day. A day set by the health ministers around the world to engender a spirit of social tolerance and greater awareness of Human Immuno-deficiency Virus and Acquired Immune ...

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Assam steps up fight against AIDS

December 1st, 2008 - 1:55 pm ICT by IANS -
Guwahati, Dec 1 (IANS) Thousands of people in India's northeast, where a large number of drug users have sparked fears of a worsening AIDS epidemic, pledged Monday to step up the fight ...

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Kolkatans take part in marathon to spread AIDS awareness

December 1st, 2008 - 10:25 am ICT by ANI -
Kolkata, Dec.1 (ANI): Scores of people took part in a marathon here on Sunday to spread awareness about AIDS. UNICEF and a self-help group organized the Red Ribbon Marathon a day ahead ...

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HIV positive people run marathon ahead of World AIDS Day

November 30th, 2008 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS -
Kolkata, Nov 30 (IANS) Over 600 HIV positive people from 19 districts of West Bengal took part in a marathon run here Sunday ahead of World AIDS Day Monday. Organised by Bengal ...

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Kolkata run to spread awareness about children suffering from HIV

November 30th, 2008 - 6:11 pm ICT by ANI -
Kolkata, Nov 30 (ANI): Scores of people ran in Kolkata on Sunday to spread awareness about AIDS. Organised by UNICEF and a self help group, ''Red Ribbon Marathon'', organised a day ahead ...

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Cuba has lowest AIDS rate in Caribbean

November 28th, 2008 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS -
Havana, Nov 28 (Prensa Latina) Cuba has the lowest HIV/AIDS prevalence rate at 0.1 percent of the population in the Caribbean, the National AIDS Prevention Center (NAPC) said.While AIDS-related mortality is low ...

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Proteas pacer Steyns class will be on display in Australia, warns Smith

November 26th, 2008 - 3:04 pm ICT by ANI -
Johannesburg, Nov.26 (ANI): As South Africa get ready to take on Bangladesh in the second Test at the Centurion Park, one of the oldest cricket grounds in South Africa, South African ...

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Myanmar faces 24,000 AIDS deaths for lack of ART drugs

November 25th, 2008 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS -
Bangkok, Nov 25 (DPA) An estimated 24,000 people will die of HIV/AIDS in Myanmar next year unless the international donor community is willing to provide funds for antiretroviral drugs (ART), a medical ...

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ICC celebrates fifth anniversary of HIV/AIDS partnership

November 25th, 2008 - 1:49 pm ICT by ANI -
Dubai, Nov.25 (ANI): The International Cricket Council (ICC) will celebrate five years of raising awareness and reducing the stigma of HIV by running a series of activities to mark World AIDS ...

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‘AIDS cure’ good for only one percent of patients: experts

November 24th, 2008 - 12:17 pm ICT by IANS -
Hamburg, Nov 24 (DPA) Physicians in Germany who say they have "functionally cured" a patient with HIV/AIDS are warning that their accidental breakthrough is effective for only about one percent of patients ...

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Malnutrition dogs prosperous Punjab: report

November 23rd, 2008 - 1:09 pm ICT by IANS -
Chandigarh, Nov 23 (IANS) One in every five adults in the age group of 15 to 49 years suffers from malnutrition in Punjab, often referred to as the granary of the country, ...

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Ramadoss calls on Norwegian Prime Minister in Oslo

Ramadoss calls on Norwegian Prime Minister in Oslo

November 18th, 2008 - 7:31 pm ICT by ANI -
Oslo (Norway), Nov 18 (ANI): Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Dr Anbumani Ramadoss, who is on official visit to Norway met the Prime Minister of Norway Jens Stoltenberg at ...

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New guidelines for media while reporting on HIV/AIDS (Lead)

November 17th, 2008 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) No using the term “scourge”, no hidden camera to show people living with HIV, no images of the sick and dying, and no graphics of skulls and ...

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Press Council issues new guidelines for reporting HIV

November 17th, 2008 - 6:21 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) No using the term “scourge”, no hidden camera to show people living with HIV, no images of the sick and dying and no graphics of skulls and ...

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Outdated law ‘major obstacle’ in tackling AIDS: UNAIDS official

November 17th, 2008 - 11:27 am ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) An antiquated Indian law that criminalises sex between men is a "major obstacle" in efforts to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS in the country, according to UNAIDS ...

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More than 80,000 people infected by HIV/ AIDS in Pak

November 16th, 2008 - 3:48 pm ICT by ANI -
Islamabad, Nov 16 (ANI): Official figures have disclosed that the number of people affected by HIV/AIDs had crossed 80,000 this year. Taking a note of the alarming rate of spread of AIDS ...

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Charlize Theron becomes UN peace envoy

November 15th, 2008 - 2:12 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Nov 15 (ANI): Hollywood actress Charlize Theron has been appointed as United Nations Messenger Of Peace for her contribution in ending violence against women. With the new title, the 33-year-old ...

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A dog named `Condom’ launches campaign

November 14th, 2008 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) India Friday launched an advertisement involving a dog named "Condom" to popularise contraceptive usage, nearly six months after a “condom condom” mobile ring tone commercial boosted its ...

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Sculptor builds his 38th Taj Mahal in Amsterdam

November 10th, 2008 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS -
Amsterdam, Nov 10 (IANS) Sudarshan Pattnaik, an acclaimed Indian artist, is building a sand Taj Mahal in this city of tulips - his 38th and biggest - in his quest to make ...

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Bill Gates hopes Obama will deliver on healthcare commitments

Bill Gates hopes Obama will deliver on healthcare commitments

November 6th, 2008 - 12:48 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Nov 6 (ANI): Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft Corp. and the champion of global health issues such as AIDS, said he hopes that the US President-elect Barack Obama will ...

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Red Ribbon Express spreading AIDS awareness reaches Jalandhar

November 2nd, 2008 - 2:48 pm ICT by ANI -
Jalandhar, Nov 2 (ANI): The Red Ribbon Express, spreading awareness about HIV/AIDS, has reach Jalandhar. The exhibition train will remain open for people for their viewing at Jalandhar station on Sunday, according ...

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HIV/AIDS discrimination rife in China, finds survey

October 31st, 2008 - 12:17 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Oct 31 (ANI): Most adults discriminate against HIV/AIDS patients, shows a survey based on six major cities in China. The survey, which covered 6,000 people, was conducted from February to ...

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Underprivileged children in Chandigarh find a home

October 27th, 2008 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS -
Chandigarh, Oct 27 (IANS) There is good news for the underprivileged children of Chandigarh. The Union Territory administration Monday inaugurated a residential and vocational centre to rehabilitate street children. Aimed at uplifting ...

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Cell phone campaign against HIV/AIDS takes off in South Africa

October 25th, 2008 - 2:20 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Oct 25 (ANI): With the number of HIV/AIDS cases increasing in South Africa, health workers have now resorted to one of the most popular technology to make people aware of ...

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Over 116 mn people joined hands to fight poverty

October 23rd, 2008 - 11:35 am ICT by IANS -
New York, Oct 23 (DPA) More than 116 million people demonstrated around the world last weekend in a renewed effort to fight poverty, the United Nations has said. The Guinness World Records ...

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Google.org Battles Bugs & Viruses

Google.org Battles Bugs & Viruses

October 21st, 2008 - 3:16 pm ICT by admin -
Announces More Than $14 Million in Grants to Partners Working to Predict and Prevent the Next Pandemic Mountain View, Calif. (October 21, 2008) — Google.org, the philanthropic arm of Google (NASDAQ: GOOG), has ...

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Need to strike a balance between environment and development: Meira Kumar

October 10th, 2008 - 10:08 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi , Oct 10 (ANI): Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Meira Kumar today said there is a need to strike a balance between environment and development as we ...

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Brad Pitt draws a fat cheque to help build 90 hurricane-hit homes

Brad Pitt draws a fat cheque to help build 90 hurricane-hit homes

October 9th, 2008 - 5:44 pm ICT by ANI -
Melbourne, October 9 (ANI): Actor Brad Pitt, who recently left his New Orleans residence, has left behind a fat cheque to help build 90 homes in hurricane Katrina-wrecked New Orleans. The ...

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