2019 edition of World AIDS Vaccine Day (WAVD)

The World AIDS Vaccine Day (WAVD) is observed every year on 18th May to spread awareness about the urgent need for a vaccine to prevent HIV infection and AIDS. The day is also known as HIV Vaccine Awareness Day. It is also a day to thank volunteers, researchers, scientists, community member, health professionals and everyone ..

Topics: Division of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome • Health • HIV vaccine • HIV Vaccine Trials Network • HIV/AIDS • HIV/AIDS activism • Medical specialties • Medicine • Vaccination • Vaccine • Vaccines • World AIDS Vaccine Day

2017 World AIDS day (WAD)

The World AIDS Day (WAD) is observed every year all over the world on December 1 to raise the public awareness about Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). It is a pandemic disease caused due to the infection of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). Under the 2017 theme “Right to health”, the World Health Organization (WHO) will ..

Topics: Health • HIV • HIV/AIDS • HIV/AIDS activism • HIV/AIDS in China • HIV/AIDS in Rwanda • Pandemics • World AIDS Day

Red Ribbon Express

What is Red Ribbon Express? Red Ribbon Express is an AIDS/HIV awareness campaign train by the Indian Railways. The ‘Red Ribbon Express’ is a special train being run in order to propagate information on primary prevention and services, developing an understanding the infection to reduce stigma and discrimination against the people living with HIV/AIDS, strengthening ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2012

Topics: Health • HIV/AIDS • HIV/AIDS activism • HIV/AIDS in China • HIV/AIDS in Mozambique • Medicine • Red ribbon • Red Ribbon Express • World AIDS Day

AIDS in India

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome1. Caused By: human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is retrovirus. It is also known as human T-lymphotropic virus-III (HTLV-III), lymphadenopathy-associated virus (LAV), and AIDS-associated retrovirus (ARV)2. Transmission: Transmission involves anal, vaginal or oral sex, blood transfusion, contaminated hypodermic needles, exchange between mother and baby during pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or ..

Topics: Health • HIV/AIDS • HIV/AIDS activism • HIV/AIDS in China • HIV/AIDS in India • HIV/AIDS in the Democratic Republic of the Congo • World AIDS Day