HIV/AIDS Discrimination in India

India is one of the 2nd largest populated countries in the world, with over one billion inhabitants. Of this number, it’s estimated that more or less 7 million Indians are currently living with HIV. HIV emerged later in India than it did in many other countries. Infection rates soared throughout the 1990s, and today the [...]

Hiv / Aids In India A Review

HIV/AIDS – India   An overview        AIDS considered as the modern pandemic of the world and    With more than 5 million people estimated to be living with HIV/AIDS, India’s HIV/AIDS prevalence is second in the world only to South Africa.    The Government of India estimates that in 2006, about 2.45 million Indians were living [...]

Women and Hiv/aids

Both men and women benefit from highly active combination antiretroviral therapy, or HAART. It can decrease incidences of opportunistic infections, delay the onset of AIDS, and increase lifespan. There is little doubt that HAART therapy is beneficial for those with HIV. There are however many unanswered questions on HAART. This is especially true for women [...]