Participants highlight collective responsibility, put communities at the forefront Mysore/Mysuru: Students from various nursing, pharmacy colleges and educational institutions in the city had organised a rally (jatha) to observe World AIDS Day yesterday. The theme for this year’s World AIDS Day celebration is ‘Communities Lead the Way,’ recognising the challenges of completely curing the disease…
World AIDS Day today: Let communities lead
December 1, 2023By Dr. S.N. Mothi, Founder Trustee, Asha Kirana Charitable Trust Hospital and Research Centre, Mysuru Each year, on December 1, the world commemorates World AIDS Day and the theme of World AIDS Day-2023 is ‘Let communities lead.’ It is a moment to inspire the leadership needed to create a future where HIV doesn’t stand in…
‘Mysuru district stands eighth in State in HIV positivity rate’
December 1, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Marking the World AIDS Day, an awareness rally was taken out in city this morning which was flagged-off by District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) Member-Secretary Devaraja Bhute from Millennium Circle (LIC Circle) on Bengaluru-Mysuru Road here. Students of various Pharmacy Colleges and Nursing Colleges in city took part in the rally organised jointly by…
World AIDS Day observed
December 1, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Co-operation of public is vital for those who have contracted AIDS to avail timely treatment and the public should not look at them in a different way, opined Senior Civil Judge and District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) Member-Secretary Devaraj Bhoote. He was speaking after inaugurating World AIDS Day, organised by the District Administration, Zilla…
Message from AIDS Society of India
December 1, 2021109 months left to end AIDS by 2030 and deliver on all SDGs By Dr. Ishwar Gilada, President, AIDS Society of India The 34th World AIDS Day is observed globally on 1st December, 2021, which is a day to take stock of the situation that includes current scenario, mitigation strategies, what has been achieved and…
World AIDS Day today: End Inequalities. End AIDS
December 1, 2021The world is experiencing more than one pandemic: AIDS is a pandemic too. By Dr. S.N. Mothi, Chairman & Founder Trustee, Asha Kirana Charitable Trust, Hospital & Research Centre, Mysuru Gains in ending the AIDS pandemic are at risk of being lost as attention has been diverted to COVID-19. AIDS is a pandemic, and it…
World AIDS Day observed in city
December 2, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: World AIDS Day-2020, with the theme ‘Global Solidarity – Resilient Services,’ was observed at a programme organised by the District Administration in association with Karnataka State AIDS Prevention Society, Bengaluru, District AIDS Prevention and Control Cell, Mysuru, District Legal Services Authority (DLSA), Mysuru Chapter of Indian Medical Association (IMA) and a host of NGOs…
World AIDS Day: The unfinished journey…
December 1, 2020Theme: Global solidarity & shared responsibility By Dr. S.N. Mothi, Founder Trustee and Chairman of Asha Kirana Hospital, Mysuru World AIDS Day-2020 will be like no other or like never before because it is a scenario of an ongoing challenge of HIV in the backdrop of a new challenge of Covid-19 crisis. There is…
Mysuru District to become AIDS-free during 2020-23
December 2, 2019Mysuru: Marking World AIDS Day, a programme was held under the aegis of Farooquia College of Pharmacy, District Administration, Department of Health and Family Welfare, Karnataka State AIDS Prevention Society, District AIDS Control Cell, District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) and Indian Medical Association (IMA) Mysuru Branch at the College premises here this morning. Inaugurating the…
World AIDS Day-2019 on Dec.1: Communities make the difference to end HIV epidemic
December 2, 2019The total number of people living with HIV (PLHIV) in India is estimated at 21.40 lakh (15.90 lakh – 28.39 lakh) in 2017. The adult HIV prevalence at National-level has continued its steady decline from an estimated peak of 0.38% in 2001-03 through 0.34% in 2007, 0.28% in 2012 and 0.26% in 2015 to 0.22%…
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