India & HIV/AIDS

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Daily Updates on HIV in India and ASIA/Pacific (Regularly Updated)
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From Solidarity and Action Against the HIV Infection in India
Al Jazeera Examines HIV, Drug Use Among Women in Northeast India (December 1, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
India Must Not Become Complacent Despite AIDS Control Program's Success, Prime Minister Says (July 5, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Gates to Pull HIV Funding From India (March 29, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
India: HIV-Positive Kids Get to Play With South Africans (February 23, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
India: Health Officials to Press For National Insurance Policy for People Living With HIV/AIDS (February 2, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
India High Court Rules HIV Job Discrimination Illegal (January 5, 2011)
From Express News Service
WHO: Strengthen Health Systems to Ensure Early Detection of HIV/AIDS (December 2, 2010)
In The Hindu
Accord Reached on Draft Declaration for MDG Summit (September 10, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
China, India Should Open Wallet for AIDS War: Global Fund (August 2, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
India: Housing for People Living With HIV/AIDS (July 2010)
Part of the "More Than Just a Roof Over My Head" booklet.
To read PDF, click here.
From National AIDS Housing Coalition
India: Uproar Against Changes to HIV Bill (November 3, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
India's National AIDS Control Organization to Target Tribal Populations (October 7, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
HIV-Positive Boy Driven Out of School in India (August 26, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
India's Top Court Refuses to Temporarily Suspend Ruling That Made Gay Sex Legal (July 21, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
India's Isolated HIV Victims Find Solace in Marriage (June 22, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Indian Organization Urges Media to Improve Public Understanding of HIV/AIDS (January 30, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Indian Law Criminalizing Homosexuality Remains "Major Obstacle" in Fight Against HIV/AIDS, Piot Says (November 18, 2008)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
An Indian Matrimonial Service for the HIV Positive (August 8, 2008)
In The XVII International AIDS Conference, from The Body
At Gay Pride Events in India, Stigmatized Indians Take a Big Step Out (July 2, 2008)
In San Francisco Chronicle
Who Is Affected by HIV and AIDS in India? (April 25, 2008)
From Avert
HIV/AIDS in South Asia: India (February 26, 2008)
From World Bank
HIV in India -- A Complex Epidemic (March 15, 2007)
In New England Journal of Medicine
India's Law Criminalizing Homosexuality Hinders HIV Prevention, Violates Human Rights of MSM, UNAIDS Official Says (December 1, 2006)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Reuters UK Examines HIV/AIDS Group's "Matchmaking" Efforts for HIV-Positive People in India (October 3, 2006)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
HIV-Positive Women in India Try to Turn Tide of Ignorance, Discrimination (September 21, 2005)
From BBC News
Indian Tribunal Strikes Down Rule Denying Jobs to HIV-Infected People (September 12, 2005)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Social Isolation Drives Mixed-Status Indian Couple to End Lives (September 10, 2005)
Their heartbreaking story points to the work that still must be done to support those who test positive for HIV in one of the world's most populous nations.
In Hindustan Times
Clinton Announces New Program to Train 150,000 Indian Doctors; India's HIV Statistics Disputed (May 27, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Drop in Number of Newly Reported HIV Cases in India Encouraging, More Efforts Needed to Fight Disease, Clinton Says (May 26, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Former U.S. President Clinton in India to See Tsunami Recovery, Discuss AIDS Prevention (May 25, 2005)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Strategy for the Second Wave: Learning From India's Experience With HIV/AIDS (September 9, 2004)
[Archived Article]
Webcasts from the CSIS Task Force on HIV/AIDS, which examined ways to avoid a new U.S. HIV epidemic by adapting India's anti-HIV strategies.
From kaisernetwork.org
UNAIDS Applauds Major New Bollywood Film on AIDS (August 20, 2004)
To read PDF, click here.
From UNAIDS
"AIDS Could Be a Good Thing for India" (July 27, 2004)
Can a disease as devastating as AIDS possibly have some unexpected secondary benefits? Indeed it can, according to San Francisco Chronicle columnist Marshall Kilduff.
In San Francisco Chronicle
Interview With Richard Gere at AIDS 2004 (July 14, 2004)
The actor/AIDS activist discusses the epidemic in India and his efforts to impact it; also available in PDF, RealPlayer video and Windows Media video
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From Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Interview With Suniti Solomon, M.D., at AIDS 2004 (PDF) (July 13, 2004)
Dr. Suniti Solomon, the first doctor to detect HIV in India and a leading Indian expert on the disease, talks about the epidemic in her country; also available in RealPlayer video and Windows Media video
From Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
The Role of Prostitution in South Asia's Epidemic (July 5, 2004)
Sakkubai, a prostitute in her 50s living in Mumbai (formerly known as Bombay), has seen many of life's rougher edges. Nothing prepared her, however, for the onslaught of AIDS in her community.
In San Francisco Chronicle
Conducting Clinical Trials Without Ethical Review (July 2004)
[Archived Article]
A recent series of unethical -- even illegal -- clinical trials in India is fueling concern over the "outsourcing" of studies to countries where study regulation is lax.
To read PDF, click here.
In IAPAC Monthly, from International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
Bollywood Tackles AIDS for the First Time (June 8, 2004)
India's Bollywood film industry, famed for its frothy romances and lavish song-and-dance sequences, is addressing the social stigma attached to AIDS.
From Agence France-Presse
"The Sex Workers": A Video Report From India (June 2004)
In this 21-minute video, Raney Aronson of "FRONTLINE/World" reports on the sex industry and AIDS prevention efforts in Kamathipura, one of the poorest districts in India.
From FRONTLINE/World
Science Magazine Examines AIDS in India in Second Part of Series on HIV/AIDS in Asia
India's Prevention, Treatment Efforts Are Falling Short, Report Says (April 19, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
HIV Children Battle Back to School in India (March 15, 2004)
From BBC News
India's Catholic Church Issues Guidelines for Better Treatment of People With HIV (January 14, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Indian Prime Minister Calls for "Undelayed Response" to HIV/AIDS at Indian AIDS Convention (July 28, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Indian Meeting Sets Up Asian Anti-AIDS Fight (July 25, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Indian Officials Investigating Stoning Death of HIV-Positive Woman (July 15, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
HIV/AIDS in India (July 8, 2003)
A 13-minute video and transcript featuring interviews with people who are on the front lines of India's efforts to fight HIV, prepared by Fred de Sam Lazaro, a correspondent for PBS' NewsHour with Jim Lehrer.
From Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
India: First AIDS Directory to Be Out Soon (July 2, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Gates Foundation Selecting Areas for Anti-AIDS Projects in India (December 2, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Controlling Tuberculosis in India (November 25, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Rising Violence Against AIDS Patients in India: Rights Group (November 18, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Bill Gates Visits AIDS Patients in India During Controversy-Laced Trip (November 12, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Indian State's New AIDS Campaign (November 12, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Microsoft Chair Bill Gates Gives India $100 Million to Fight AIDS (November 11, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The Global Epidemic (Summer/Autumn 2002)
Mumbai meeting surveys AIDS in India.
To read PDF, click here.
In Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation
India Announces National Policy to Combat AIDS (April 2, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
India Hails UN Approval of Generic AIDS Drugs as a Step Forward (March 22, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
India: HIV and AIDS-Related Discrimination, Stigmatization and Denial (PDF) (August 2001)
From UNAIDS
Letter From India (April 6, 2001)
Filmmaker Robert Bilheimer writes about filming in Chennai, India.
To read PDF, click here.
In A Closer Walk: A Film by Robert Bilheimer, from Robert Bilheimer
Workers' Rights (Winter 1998/1999)
Sex workers in Calcutta make demands.
In Women Alive Newsletter, from Women Alive
Studies Shed New Light on HIV Epidemic in India (December 16, 1997)
From U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases