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Monthly Archives: January 2018
Universal screening of HIV and Syphilis among pregnant women is now a policy being implemented by the Government of India. Preeti Sudan, the newly appointed Health Secretary has directed the national health sector towards the urgent need to strengthen strategies for scaling-up testing services for HIV and Syphilis at both public and private health care centres in the country for early detection and treatment of all found positive. The prevention of parent-to-child… Read More
Catch up on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex news and issues around Asia and the Pacific in this latest edition of Equal Eyes. 24 January 2018 (updated) HIV, Health, and Wellness: Over a year into India’s National AIDS Control Organization intervention to reduce the spread of HIV in prisons, program coordinators face challenges noting that inmates who engage in unsafe sex or share needles need harm reduction strategies and condoms. Writing for Youth Ki Awaaz,… Read More
Port Moresby, 25 January 2018: A ground-breaking study into HIV and STIs in Port Moresby has been praised by the Minister for Health, Hon Sir Puka Temu and by the Government’s key Health partners. The findings of the study provide an improved roadmap for treatment, care and provision of other services to key populations affected by HIV in the country. The study, called Kauntim mi tu, was initiated by the National Department… Read More
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