Sunday, May 28, 2023

AIDS

Can HIV self-test help India end AIDS?

Testing is paramount to identify HIV cases, and making self-testing a national policy can certainly pave the way for ending AIDS in India, health experts contended on Sunday.Globally almost half of the countries (98) have included HIV self-testing policies,...

New genetic treatment offers one-time cure for HIV

Jerusalem: Israeli scientists have in a breakthrough developed a unique genetic treatment for AIDS which may be developed into a vaccine or a one time cure for patients with HIV. The team from Tel Aviv University focussed on the engineering...

Nagaland State AIDS Control Society conducts trainings for Auxiliary Nurse Midwives & Community Health Officers

A training on Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and syphilis screening was conducted for Auxiliary Nurse Midwives (ANMs) and Community Health Officers (CHOs) of Wokha, Mon and Zunheboto districts.In a press release, Nagaland State AIDS Control Society (NSACS) informed that...

Nagaland State AIDS Control Society (NSACS) organises RCC quiz competition

Nagaland State AIDS Control Society (NSACS) under the aegis of National AIDS Control Organization (NACO) organised the Eastern regional Red Ribbon Club (RRC) quiz competition 2022 at Hotel Japfü, Kohima on February 24. The competition was conducted on...

World still 20 years awayfrom viable HIV cure: Scientist

While there has been a milestone development in the treatment of HIV, with three people being cured of the disease so far, the world is still 10 to 20 years away from a viable cure against the virus, a...

Antenatal HIV screening camp conducted in Dimapur

Ahana Project and National Coalition of People living with HIV (NCPI+) in collaboration with District AIDS Prevention and Control Unit (DAPCU) and National Health Mission (NHM) conducted and antenatal HIV screening camp at Naga United Health and Wellness Centre...