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isPermaLink="false">http://www.aidsroko.com/?p=25</guid> <description><![CDATA[Mobile phones may be a key weapon in the war against HIV and AIDS in Africa, says to the UNAIDS chief. The relatively new technology has a role to play in a continent plagued by inadequate health centres and dilapidated infrastructure, said Michel Sidibe, the executive director of the United Nations AIDS agency. &#8220;You can talk about different policies, about capacity building, but you can&#8217;t beat this kind of epidemic with facility-based approach only,&#8221; he added. A major mobile telephone operator in Nigeria already runs a toll-free call scheme that links callers to counsellors on HIV-AIDS concerns. &#8220;It&#8217;s a fascinating initiative,&#8221; said Sidibe. &#8220;Its advantage is that you don&#8217;t have to move from your place to a centre where&#8230; you may be stigmatised. &#8220;You have free communication and quality advice, which can help you take a decision.&#8221; With basic intensive training and armed with mobile phones, local community or village workers could be a part of the health service delivery system, he said. For despite the resources poured in years into Sub-Saharan Africa to combat HIV-AIDS, the region remains the world&#8217;s most heavily affected, accounting for 67 per cent of HIV infections, according to UNAIDS&#8217; own figures. &#8220;You need first [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.aidsroko.com/cell-phones-to-beat-hiv-aids-in-africa/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Bizarre, Below the belt, but brilliant video on AIDS/Condom usage</title><link>http://www.aidsroko.com/bizarre-below-the-belt-but-brilliant-video-on-aidscondom-usage/</link> <comments>http://www.aidsroko.com/bizarre-below-the-belt-but-brilliant-video-on-aidscondom-usage/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 07:03:22 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>aidsroko</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[AIDSroko Campaign]]></category> <category><![CDATA[aidss]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Condom]]></category> <category><![CDATA[HIV]]></category> <category><![CDATA[india]]></category> <category><![CDATA[social media]]></category> <category><![CDATA[video]]></category> <category><![CDATA[youtube]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.aidsroko.com/?p=109</guid> <description><![CDATA[]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.aidsroko.com/bizarre-below-the-belt-but-brilliant-video-on-aidscondom-usage/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>&#8216;Saying I&#8217;m HIV+ is tough; saying I&#8217;m gay is tougher&#8217;</title><link>http://www.aidsroko.com/saying-im-hiv-is-tough-saying-im-gay-is-tougher/</link> <comments>http://www.aidsroko.com/saying-im-hiv-is-tough-saying-im-gay-is-tougher/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 10:29:17 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>aidsroko</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[AIDS in India]]></category> <category><![CDATA[AIDS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[gay]]></category> <category><![CDATA[HIV]]></category> <category><![CDATA[homosexual]]></category> <category><![CDATA[india]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.aidsroko.com/?p=105</guid> <description><![CDATA[It is a Sunday morning. Outside Hyderabad, at a Rajasthani-style resort named Dhola-ri-dhani, close to 500 men have gathered.  The younger among them seem to be in their 20s, the seniors in their 60s. They speak softly, but warmly to each other. Many of them know each other through previous secret meetings but if they were to meet outside, they would not acknowledge that. It would be as though they have never met before. But here they are at peace in a gathering where they can be themselves. The technical term used to describe them is MSM: Men Who Have Sex with Men.  The group gathered here has bisexuals, homosexuals, and transgendered individuals.  There are cross-dressers too, conspicuous with their elaborate hair-dos and bright outfits and what appear to be deliberately feminine mannerisms. The meeting has been organized by the Andhra Pradesh AIDS Control Society and local NGOs who want to build a greater support system for the 60,000 men in Andhra Pradesh who have sex with other men.  There is a sense of urgency.  HIV is shooting up in the community &#8211; from 9 to 11% in the last two years. Vivek tested positive for HIV in 2003.  His [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.aidsroko.com/saying-im-hiv-is-tough-saying-im-gay-is-tougher/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>47 crore condoms&#8217; sale targeted in AIDS control programme</title><link>http://www.aidsroko.com/47-crore-condoms-sale-targeted-in-aids-control-programme/</link> <comments>http://www.aidsroko.com/47-crore-condoms-sale-targeted-in-aids-control-programme/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 09:38:40 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>aidsroko</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[AIDS in India]]></category> <category><![CDATA[47 cr]]></category> <category><![CDATA[AIDS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Condom]]></category> <category><![CDATA[condom social marketing programme]]></category> <category><![CDATA[csmp]]></category> <category><![CDATA[HIV]]></category> <category><![CDATA[india]]></category> <category><![CDATA[NACO]]></category> <category><![CDATA[nacp]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sales]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.aidsroko.com/?p=103</guid> <description><![CDATA[The National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) Monday launched the Condom Social Marketing Programme (CSMP), under the third phase of the National AIDS Control Programme (NACP-III), targeting sales of 47 crore condoms across 370 districts of the country. The CSMP will focus on increasing condom availability, particularly in rural areas as well as in non-traditional outlets like grocery shops, roadside eateries, auto/taxi workshops, barber shops etc. &#8216;Out of the total 8 lakh outlets proposed to be covered in this phase, 5 lakh will be non-traditional outlets with 4.45 lakh in the rural areas. If it (condom) is readily available then the consistent usage could be tackled,&#8217; Aradhana Johri, NACO joint secretary, said. In this phase, distribution of female condoms is also planned in selected areas and states. Players attending the Commonwealth Games (CWG) as well as people accompanying them will also be handed free condoms. &#8216;Talks for installing condom vending machines and free distribution of condoms during the games are going on with the authorities concerned,&#8217; NACO Director General K. Chandramouli told IANS. According to Johri, major sections needing scaled up intervention are truckers and migrants and more effort will be put in this phase for these sections. &#8216;We are also [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.aidsroko.com/47-crore-condoms-sale-targeted-in-aids-control-programme/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>HIV: Housewives, professionals at high risk now</title><link>http://www.aidsroko.com/hiv-housewives-professionals-at-high-risk-now/</link> <comments>http://www.aidsroko.com/hiv-housewives-professionals-at-high-risk-now/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 09:36:02 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>aidsroko</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[AIDS in India]]></category> <category><![CDATA[AIDS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[camp]]></category> <category><![CDATA[chennai]]></category> <category><![CDATA[HIV]]></category> <category><![CDATA[housewife]]></category> <category><![CDATA[india]]></category> <category><![CDATA[professionals]]></category> <category><![CDATA[tnsacs]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.aidsroko.com/?p=101</guid> <description><![CDATA[After years of providing treatment, care and support for HIV/AIDS among high risk groups like truckers, commercial sex workers, injectable drug users and transgenders, the government is suddenly faced with a new challenge &#8212; the increasing incidence of HIV among youth, possibly due to unsafe casual sex. Concerned by the trend, the Tamil Nadu State Aids Control Society (TNSACS) is organising a youth carnival to create awareness and promote safe sex. The state has been boasting about a decline of infection in the population, but those working in the HIV/AIDS sector fear that there is an increase in the incidence of the disease. A recent analysis undertaken by TNSACS has shown that the profiles of the newly infected people were not from the high risk groups. &#8220;Instead they were housewives, single working people and students. We also did a study on usage of condoms among youth. That&#8217;s when we found that many have occasional unprotected intercourse with multiple partners,&#8221; said Dr. S.Thennarasu, the regional coordinator. Other senior officals in TNSAC confirmed the trend. &#8220;The infection rate is high only within the age-group of 15-29 years. Today, casual sex has a fair amount of social acceptance. Mobility amidst both sexes is [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.aidsroko.com/hiv-housewives-professionals-at-high-risk-now/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>AIDS wont happen during Games, for sure!</title><link>http://www.aidsroko.com/aids-wont-happen-during-games-for-sure/</link> <comments>http://www.aidsroko.com/aids-wont-happen-during-games-for-sure/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 09:27:54 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>aidsroko</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[AIDS in India]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Headline]]></category> <category><![CDATA[AIDS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[commonwealth games]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Condom]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cwg]]></category> <category><![CDATA[delhi aids control society]]></category> <category><![CDATA[games village]]></category> <category><![CDATA[HIV]]></category> <category><![CDATA[india]]></category> <category><![CDATA[machines]]></category> <category><![CDATA[NACO]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.aidsroko.com/?p=98</guid> <description><![CDATA[In the run-up to the Commonwealth Games (CWG), the Delhi AIDS Control Society has planned to install 150 condom vending machines at various public places. While some machines will be in the Games’s Village and inside the stadiums, there will be machines installed at malls, markets, hotels and even paan shops. “We are ready with the machines and now waiting for the approval from the CWG authorities, hotels and malls across Delhi to install them,” says an official from the National Aids Control Organisation. HT City asked hotels and malls about their reaction. Many chose to remain quiet, but a few welcomed the idea. “We are comfortable with such an implementation, but we need to figure out a certain way so that it gels well with the aesthetics of our hotel,” says Javed Ali, VP and General Manager, Radisson Hotel, Delhi. “We can place these machines in the washrooms,” says a spokesperson from the Select Citywalk mall. Paanwallas in the city will be asked to stock condom packets, too. These will cost Rs 3 apiece. “If it becomes a rule, then we have to keep condoms in our shop. Also, it’s a good way to control population. So why not?” [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.aidsroko.com/aids-wont-happen-during-games-for-sure/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>NACO to set up centre for HIV patients in city</title><link>http://www.aidsroko.com/naco-to-set-up-centre-for-hiv-patients-in-city/</link> <comments>http://www.aidsroko.com/naco-to-set-up-centre-for-hiv-patients-in-city/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 07:12:46 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>aidsroko</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[AIDS Articles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[HIV]]></category> <category><![CDATA[NACO]]></category> <category><![CDATA[red cross]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.aidsroko.com/?p=93</guid> <description><![CDATA[LUDHIANA: After working on the oral substitution therapy, the National Aids Control Organization (NACO) will set up a community care centre for HIV patients in the city, the third such in the state. According to information, two community care centres for HIV patients are already functioning in Patiala and Amritsar, respectively. Talking to TOI on Saturday, an official of the health department said, “The project will be in joint collaboration with Red Cross as it has received grants of Rs 21.5 lakh for the project. The centre will include 10 beds for HIV patients.” He said the centre would motivate chronic patients whose families fail to support them in terms of treatment, besides giving them adequate diet. The official said work had already kicked off and the community care centre would open in the Red Cross building near Civil Hospital. He said a doctor, counsellor, three nurses, four outreach health workers, one part-time lab technician, along with a project coordinator and dietician had been appointed for the job. Notably, NACO is working on the oral substitution therapy for intravenous drug users so as to control incidence of HIV and for this, work on opening the drug addiction centre is going [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.aidsroko.com/naco-to-set-up-centre-for-hiv-patients-in-city/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Smallpox wipeout sparked AIDS spread?</title><link>http://www.aidsroko.com/smallpox-wipeout-sparked-aids-spread/</link> <comments>http://www.aidsroko.com/smallpox-wipeout-sparked-aids-spread/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 07:08:29 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>aidsroko</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[AIDS Articles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[AIDS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[HIV]]></category> <category><![CDATA[smallpox]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.aidsroko.com/?p=91</guid> <description><![CDATA[End Of Vaccination Took Away Protection From HIV, Say Researchers Washington: The end of smallpox vaccination in the mid-20th century could be responsible for a loss of protection that led to the rapid spread of HIV, according to researchers. It is known that vaccinia immunization, as given to prevent the spread of smallpox, reduces HIV replication in the laboratory. Raymond Weinstein, a scientist at George Mason University, Manassas, Virginia, US, in collaboration with a team from George Washington University and UCLA to look at the ability of white blood cells taken from people recently immunized with vaccinia to support HIV replication compared to unvaccinated controls. To test if smallpox jab interferes with how well HIV multiplies, researchers looked at the white blood cells taken from people recently immunised against smallpox and tested how they responded to HIV. They found significantly lower replication rates of HIV in blood cells from vaccinated individuals, compared with those from unvaccinated controls. The smallpox vaccine appeared to cut HIV replication five-fold. “There have been several proposed explanations for the rapid spread of HIV in Africa, including wars, the reuse of unsterilized needles and the contamination of early batches of polio vaccine. However, all of these [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.aidsroko.com/smallpox-wipeout-sparked-aids-spread/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Why some people with HIV develop AIDS</title><link>http://www.aidsroko.com/why-some-people-with-hiv-develop-aids/</link> <comments>http://www.aidsroko.com/why-some-people-with-hiv-develop-aids/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 16:57:04 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>aidsroko</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[AIDS & HIV Facts]]></category> <category><![CDATA[AIDS Articles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[AIDS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Facts]]></category> <category><![CDATA[HIV]]></category> <category><![CDATA[india]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sex]]></category> <category><![CDATA[UNAIDS]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.aidsroko.com/?p=88</guid> <description><![CDATA[Scientists are a step closer to understanding why some people with HIV develop full-blown AIDS, and others don&#8217;t. Researchers in Massachusetts and California say that the answer lies in how the immune cells that recognize invaders are educated &#8211; a finding that may pave the way for new strategies for designing an HIV vaccine. The human immune system detects foreign cells with the help of cell-surface proteins called human leukocyte antigens (HLAs). Each person&#8217;s cells carry a particular set of HLA molecules &#8211; the person&#8217;s HLA type &#8211; which bind fragments of virus or bacterial protein and &#8221;present&#8221; them to T cells, the immune cells that recognize and attack infected cells. But before T cells are ready to perform their killer function, they are in effect trained on fragments of the body&#8217;s own proteins &#8211; self-peptides &#8211; in an organ called the thymus. To &#8221;graduate&#8221; from the thymus, a T cell must be able to recognize at least one combination of HLA molecule and self-peptide, which provides the template for its subsequent immune response against a foreign peptide bound to that HLA molecule. T cells that bind to self-peptides very strongly, however, are rejected, as they would attack the body&#8217;s [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.aidsroko.com/why-some-people-with-hiv-develop-aids/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>HIV positive kids mark World Orphans Day</title><link>http://www.aidsroko.com/hiv-positive-kids-mark-world-orphans-day/</link> <comments>http://www.aidsroko.com/hiv-positive-kids-mark-world-orphans-day/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 05:41:03 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>aidsroko</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[AIDS in India]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Headline]]></category> <category><![CDATA[AIDS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[children]]></category> <category><![CDATA[india]]></category> <category><![CDATA[orphan]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sex]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.aidsroko.com/?p=84</guid> <description><![CDATA[Seventy HIV positive children, as well as those who have lost their parents to the dreaded disease, showed their creative side by enthusiastically participating in different competitions organised by UP Network for HIV positive people and UP State AIDS Control Society, on the occasion of World Orphans Day, on Friday. In painting competition, Ankita, Anchal and Adarsh secured first, second and third position, respectively. In singing competition, Shikha, Nikhil and Anchal secured first, second and third position, respectively. The children also participated in quiz competition. Assistant District AIDS Control Programme Officer Dr SAM Meesum and Medical Officer, Anti-retroviral Treatment (ART) centre distributed prizes to the winners of different competitions. All the children who had participated in one or the other competition also received consolation prize. On the occasion, Dr Meesum said different programmes should be organised for HIV positive children and those who have lost their parents to HIV, so that they do not feel secluded from the society. UPNP+ founder president Naresh Yadav said the children had come from Pratapgarh and Kaushambi, besides Allahabad for participating in the programme. This is for the first time, a programme for these kids have been organised on World Orphan Day, he added. [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.aidsroko.com/hiv-positive-kids-mark-world-orphans-day/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>IGNOU Initiates HIV/AIDS Awareness Campaign</title><link>http://www.aidsroko.com/ignou-initiates-hivaids-awareness-campaign/</link> <comments>http://www.aidsroko.com/ignou-initiates-hivaids-awareness-campaign/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 19:44:54 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>aidsroko</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[AIDS in India]]></category> <category><![CDATA[AIDS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[HIV]]></category> <category><![CDATA[IGNOU]]></category> <category><![CDATA[india]]></category> <category><![CDATA[NACO]]></category> <category><![CDATA[SOSW]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.aidsroko.com/?p=64</guid> <description><![CDATA[Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has initiated a massive awareness campaign on HIV/AIDS, through its School of Social Work (SOSW). The program will mainly focus on spreading awareness on HIV/AIDS in India. Through the awareness program, all the fresh students will be mailed with a folder titled ‘HIV/AIDS Prevention guide for students’, carrying basic facts regarding HIV/AIDS. Every year, IGNOU organizes a number of regional-level-seminars and an Annual National Seminar on ‘Social Work Response to HIV/AIDS’. This year, the seminar is being held in Kuttikkanam, Idukki district of Kerala, from August 19-22, 2010. IGNOU imparts a number of academic programs of study in the topic of HIV/AIDS that includes Certificate in HIV and Family Education, Diploma in HIV/AIDS and Family Education, three electives on HIV /Family education &#38; substance abuse, three courses on HIV/AIDS are on offer in BPP Program, Course on HIV/AIDS: Stigma, discrimination and prevention (on offer in MSW), Introduction to HIV/AIDS, Adolescent and Family Education, launched in B.Ed in 2008 and M.Phil and PhD students of SOSW undertake courses and dissertation on HIV/AIDS. These courses mainly focus on the causes and effects of AIDS, various ways of preventing the transmission of HIV/AIDS and preventing discrimination against [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.aidsroko.com/ignou-initiates-hivaids-awareness-campaign/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>HIV Positive Manipuri Wins Silver At National Bodybuilding Meet</title><link>http://www.aidsroko.com/hiv-positive-manipuri-wins-silver-at-national-bodybuilding-meet/</link> <comments>http://www.aidsroko.com/hiv-positive-manipuri-wins-silver-at-national-bodybuilding-meet/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 08:27:24 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>aidsroko</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[AIDS Articles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[AIDS in India]]></category> <category><![CDATA[AIDS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[bodybuilding]]></category> <category><![CDATA[HIV]]></category> <category><![CDATA[india]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sports]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.aidsroko.com/?p=61</guid> <description><![CDATA[The indomitable human spirit never ceases to surprise.When Pradipkumar Singh stepped forward to receive his silver medal at the 50th Senior National Bodybuilding Championship in Margao on Sunday it was one such moment.What set this 39-year-old from insurgency-ravaged Manipur apart was his HIV positive status.And,of course,his sheer grit and determination. The story begins in 1984,when as a teenager Pradipkumar had his first brush with heroin.I started doing drugs just for fun.I was probably 14 when I tried heroin for the first time and then marijuana, he says.But the narcotic high doesnt always last for ever.By the time he decided enough was enough,the was in 1992,what then looked like a promising career in wrestling and powerlifting was already in tatters. But the worst was yet to come.The syringes had taken their toll.In 2000,he was diagnosed with HIV.I thought my end was near.I kept telling myself : I will die today,tomorrow or,probably,the day after.It frustrated me no end and I was dying a slow death, he told TOI.After staying indoors for two years,Pradipkumar finally decided to battle the dreaded disease.He joined a gymnasium,and the rest,as they say,is history. Several doctors warned me against heavy exercises,but I knew what I was doing.Look at [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.aidsroko.com/hiv-positive-manipuri-wins-silver-at-national-bodybuilding-meet/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Kamal Hasan supports cause of Aids affected kids!</title><link>http://www.aidsroko.com/kamal-hasan-supports-cause-of-aids-affected-kids/</link> <comments>http://www.aidsroko.com/kamal-hasan-supports-cause-of-aids-affected-kids/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 10 Apr 2010 16:19:42 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>aidsroko</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[AIDS Articles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[AIDS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[bollywood]]></category> <category><![CDATA[HIV]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kamal HAsan]]></category> <category><![CDATA[NACO]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sify]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.aidsroko.com/?p=54</guid> <description><![CDATA[Ulaganayagan Kamal Hassan, project ambassador of Hridayaragam 2010, announced the details of the upcoming event that is a fund raiser to set up an orphanage for HIV Aids affected children. Held at the Green Park hotel this morning, the media interaction saw representatives from the World Malyalee Council and the Madras Medical Mission who have been involved with Hridayragam since 2006. Said Kamal Hassan, “I thank the media for their support in raising awareness about the causes that Hridayaragam has been supporting so far. This year the funds collected from the event will be used to set up an orphanage for HIV affected children, in Chennai. The function to be held on 18th April will see the participation of both the Kerala and Tamil film industries coming together on one platform. Its also an occasion where awards will be accorded to the film fraternity. I am happy that Master Vincent will be getting the lifetime achievement award. I am not at liberty to disclose the rest of the names. I see it as a win win situation for all.” Kamal released the first ticket of the event before which a letter of appreciation and a list of names of the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.aidsroko.com/kamal-hasan-supports-cause-of-aids-affected-kids/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Cracked: How AIDS virus infects women</title><link>http://www.aidsroko.com/cracked-how-aids-virus-infects-women/</link> <comments>http://www.aidsroko.com/cracked-how-aids-virus-infects-women/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 10 Apr 2010 07:19:53 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>aidsroko</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[AIDS Articles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[AIDS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Aids cure]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Facts]]></category> <category><![CDATA[HIV]]></category> <category><![CDATA[women]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.aidsroko.com/?p=50</guid> <description><![CDATA[n a medical breakthrough that may help prevent spread of HIV among women, scientists have claimed to have solved the mystery behind how HIV virus cross epithelial cells — that keeps out infection — and find its way into the female reproductive tract. “What it (HIV virus) does is that it makes the electrical barrier resistance of epithelial cells decrease. By doing that, the virus can cross the barrier,” said lead researcher Charu Kaushic from McMaster University. The study that appears in the journal PLoS Pathogens reveals that HIV breaks down the protective mucosal barrier in the intestinal and female genital tract, allowing the virus to cross during intercourse. The breakdown appears to be due to inflammatory factors produced by epithelial cells themselves, in response to HIV. This destroys the tight junctions between epithelial cells and gives HIV and other microbes access to inside the body, the researchers said. For the study, the team grew purified primary epithelial cells in the laboratory from small pieces of tissues that were removed from women’s uterus during hysterectomies, with their consent. The team then studied how HIV actually interacts with these cells. The researchers noticed that every time they put HIV on epithelial cells [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.aidsroko.com/cracked-how-aids-virus-infects-women/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Song , Fatak , talks about AIDS / HIV</title><link>http://www.aidsroko.com/song-fatak-talks-about-aids-hiv/</link> <comments>http://www.aidsroko.com/song-fatak-talks-about-aids-hiv/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 20:12:50 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>aidsroko</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[AIDS in India]]></category> <category><![CDATA[AIDS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[bollywood]]></category> <category><![CDATA[HIV]]></category> <category><![CDATA[india]]></category> <category><![CDATA[song]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.aidsroko.com/?p=47</guid> <description><![CDATA[Fast Tube by Casper Song , Fatak , talks about AIDS. By the way the Fataak is the sound of the whip that symbolises how people need a whip sometimes to understand some things in life.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.aidsroko.com/song-fatak-talks-about-aids-hiv/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>HIV/Aids leading cause of death in women</title><link>http://www.aidsroko.com/hivaids-leading-cause-of-death-in-women/</link> <comments>http://www.aidsroko.com/hivaids-leading-cause-of-death-in-women/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 19:47:59 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>aidsroko</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[AIDS Articles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category> <category><![CDATA[AIDS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[HIV]]></category> <category><![CDATA[UN]]></category> <category><![CDATA[UNAIDS]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.aidsroko.com/?p=44</guid> <description><![CDATA[A UN programme on HIV/Aids has warned that HIV is fast becoming the leading cause of death and disease among women of reproductive age worldwide. UNAids launched a five-year action plan at the start a 10-day conference in New York, addressing the gender issues which put women at risk. And one of the key issues it said is that 70 per cent of women worldwide have been forced to have unprotected sex. UNAids says such violence against women should not be tolerated. &#8220;By robbing them of their dignity, we are losing the opportunity to tap half the potential of mankind to achieve the Millennium Development Goals,&#8221; the BBC quoted Executive Director Michel Sidibe as saying. &#8220;Women and girls are not victims, they are the driving force that brings about social transformation,&#8221; he stated. The agency also says that experiencing violence hampers women&#8217;s ability to negotiate safe sex. It warns that, nearly 30 years from the beginning of the epidemic, HIV services do not respond to the specific needs of women and girls. Women, it says, continue to be disproportionately affected by HIV/Aids. In sub-Saharan Africa, 60 percent of those living with HIV are women and in Southern Africa, for example, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.aidsroko.com/hivaids-leading-cause-of-death-in-women/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>UNAIDS appoints Preity Zinta as its Indian ambassador</title><link>http://www.aidsroko.com/unaids-appoints-preity-zinta-as-its-indian-ambassador/</link> <comments>http://www.aidsroko.com/unaids-appoints-preity-zinta-as-its-indian-ambassador/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 19:44:26 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>aidsroko</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[AIDS Articles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[AIDS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[bollywood]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Facts]]></category> <category><![CDATA[IPL]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.aidsroko.com/?p=42</guid> <description><![CDATA[Preity Zinta has often associated herself with social causes. And the latest addition to her list is her fight against HIV/AIDS. The bubbly actor became the Indian ambassador for the joint United Nations Programme on HIV-AIDS (UNAIDS) . As an ambassador, she will raise awareness on HIV prevention, treatment, care and support with an emphasis on women and children.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.aidsroko.com/unaids-appoints-preity-zinta-as-its-indian-ambassador/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>KXIP chooses HIV+ woman to toss the coin at IPL game</title><link>http://www.aidsroko.com/kxip-chooses-hiv-woman-to-toss-the-coin-at-ipl-game/</link> <comments>http://www.aidsroko.com/kxip-chooses-hiv-woman-to-toss-the-coin-at-ipl-game/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 19:40:30 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>aidsroko</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[AIDS in India]]></category> <category><![CDATA[AIDS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[bollywood]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cricket]]></category> <category><![CDATA[HIV]]></category> <category><![CDATA[india]]></category> <category><![CDATA[IPL]]></category> <category><![CDATA[UNAIDS]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.aidsroko.com/?p=37</guid> <description><![CDATA[Appointed a UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassador recently, Bollywood actress and co-owner of the Indian Premier League team Kings XI Punjab Preity Zinta has chosen an HIV positive woman to toss the coin in her side&#8217;s opening match against Delhi Daredevils here tonight. The 35-year-old widow, who has worked to rehabilitate more than 200 others like her, said she will be coming inside a cricket stadium for the first time. &#8220;I am waiting to see my favourite cricket stars, particularly Yuvraj Singh. It is such a great feeling,&#8221; the woman said. Zinta had said here that she plans to combine cricket and Bollywood to raise awareness about the deadly disease.     The players of her team will be wearing red ribbons to support the cause. Zinta will make films for UNAIDS featuring herself and the players. &#8220;We want to create awareness for HIV-AIDS in India,&#8221; the actress had said during a news conference here earlier this week. Source : Pres Trust of India via Hindustan Times]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.aidsroko.com/kxip-chooses-hiv-woman-to-toss-the-coin-at-ipl-game/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>HIV/AIDS cases among older adults on rise</title><link>http://www.aidsroko.com/hivaids-cases-among-older-adults-on-rise/</link> <comments>http://www.aidsroko.com/hivaids-cases-among-older-adults-on-rise/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 19:31:01 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>aidsroko</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[AIDS Articles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[adults]]></category> <category><![CDATA[AIDS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[india]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sex]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.aidsroko.com/?p=33</guid> <description><![CDATA[Scientists have observed a rise in the number of HIV/AIDS cases among adults 50 and older over the course of the epidemic. Diane Zablotsky, UNC Charlotte Associate Professor of Sociology, pointed out that &#8220;historically when you looked at AIDS diagnoses people 50 and older accounted for 10 percent of all diagnoses&#8221;, and the number was up to 12.5 by 2007 in America. Zablotsky laid the blame behind the upsurge on the lack of talk about HIV/AIDS prevention and transmission. Zablotsky, in an analysis of National Health Interview data, discovered that almost half of women over age 50 were totally uninformed about HIV, compared with only 14 percent of younger adults. While working at the National Institutes of Aging, Zablotsky published one of the first papers on the issue. She said, &#8220;When I first started my work, when we were trying to explore the situation with HIV generally, our first approach was to alert people that this [HIV/AIDS] was something that people across the life course need to know about. What we need to talk about is how you make choices to stay well.&#8221; Credit : Times of India]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.aidsroko.com/hivaids-cases-among-older-adults-on-rise/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>HIV/AIDS among Top 10 crises of the year</title><link>http://www.aidsroko.com/hivaids-among-top-10-crises-of-the-year/</link> <comments>http://www.aidsroko.com/hivaids-among-top-10-crises-of-the-year/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 19:24:26 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>aidsroko</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[AIDS Articles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[AIDS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[HIV]]></category> <category><![CDATA[srilanka]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.aidsroko.com/?p=29</guid> <description><![CDATA[Dwindling funding for HIV/AIDS threatens to leave an estimated 10 million infected people without treatment in the developing world, making it one of 2009&#8242;s Top 10 humanitarian crises, according to Doctors Without Borders.   Other crises that made the list released by the medical humanitarian group Monday were: governments blocking access to lifesaving assistance in Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Sudan; a lack of respect for civilian safety and aid efforts in Yemen, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia; and inadequate international funds to fight neglected diseases and malnutrition. The executive director of Doctors Without Borders&#8217; U.S. section, Sophie Delaunay, said the group wanted to alert policy makers not to let down their guards in the fight against HIV/AIDS, which continues to be a crisis despite the advent of life-sustaining treatment. &#8220;When there are concerning signs of a retreat for access to treatment, it&#8217;s important to state that HIV/AIDS is an emergency,&#8221; Delaunay said. Her international humanitarian organization, also known as MSF for its French name, Medecins Sans Frontieres, began issuing its annual list in 1998 after a devastating famine in southern Sudan went largely unnoticed by the U.S. media. The list, which does not rank the crises by [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.aidsroko.com/hivaids-among-top-10-crises-of-the-year/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Govt earmarks Rs 400 crore for family planning measures</title><link>http://www.aidsroko.com/govt-earmarks-rs-400-crore-for-family-planning-measures/</link> <comments>http://www.aidsroko.com/govt-earmarks-rs-400-crore-for-family-planning-measures/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 19:08:13 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>aidsroko</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[AIDS in India]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category> <category><![CDATA[AIDS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Condom]]></category> <category><![CDATA[HIV]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pills]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.aidsroko.com/?p=21</guid> <description><![CDATA[In a boost to family planning measures and controlling AIDS, the Government has earmarked nearly Rs 400 crore for increasing the coverage of eligible couples under a programme, which includes free distribution of oral birth control pills and condoms. A total of Rs 55 crore has been allocated for free distribution of contraceptives like oral pills, IUDs, tubal rings, E-pills and laparoscopes to the state government for distribution to couples free of cost through sub-centres, primary health centres (PHC), community health centres (CHC) and hospitals. Under the project, 450 lakh cycles of oral pills, 75 lakh pieces of IUDs, 25 lakh packs of emergency contraceptive pills and 217.48 lakh pregnancy test kits are to be supplied to the health centres. The procurement for condoms would be made as per the demand projected by the states and Union Territories and will be supplied to them during the financial year. Apart from this, oral pills would be available to eligible couples through social marketing organisations. Condoms would be provided to the states for distribution to eligible couples free of cost through sub-centres, PHCs, CHCs, hospitals. Condoms will also be made available to the eligible couples through condom vending machines. The cost for [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.aidsroko.com/govt-earmarks-rs-400-crore-for-family-planning-measures/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>NACO Theme Song</title><link>http://www.aidsroko.com/naco-theme-song/</link> <comments>http://www.aidsroko.com/naco-theme-song/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 19:02:39 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>aidsroko</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[AIDS in India]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category> <category><![CDATA[AIDS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Facts]]></category> <category><![CDATA[HIV]]></category> <category><![CDATA[india]]></category> <category><![CDATA[NACO]]></category> <guid
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isPermaLink="false">http://www.aidsroko.com/?p=11</guid> <description><![CDATA[In 2009, the number of HIV+ cases in West Bengal stood at 27,000. Less than three months into 2010, the figure jumped to 125,000 &#8211; a rise of nearly 500 per cent &#8211; fear West Bengal State AIDS Control and Prevention Society (WBSACPS) officials. WBSACPS authorities reached the latest figure after a survey of the HIV-prone areas. The rise has prompted the officials to seek a meeting with National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) in New Delhi on March 23. &#8220;We will discuss the issue with NACO officials and chalk out a plan on how to strengthen the screening of suspected HIV+ persons,&#8221; said Dr DN Goswami, joint director, WBSACPS. The first HIV+ patients in India were spotted in 1986 in Chennai and Kolkata. Maharastra, believed to have the largest number of HIV+ patients, had witnessed 11,938 new cases being registered between November 2006 and May 2009. &#8220;We met antenatal mothers, truck drivers and sex workers. We suspect 72 to 80 per cent subjects in these pockets are undetected HIV+ cases,&#8221; said a WBSACPS source. &#8220;There could be an HIV pandemic waiting to happen unless we bring them to integrated counseling and testing centres (ICTC) for treatment,&#8221; the official added. West [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.aidsroko.com/five-fold-jump-in-hiv-patients-in-west-bengal-feared/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
