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’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...
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 “historically when you looked at AIDS diagnoses people 50 and older accounted for 10 percent of all diagnoses”, and the number was up to 12.5 by...
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 – a rise of nearly 500 per cent – 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...