HIV and AIDS Current Affairs, GK & News
HIV: First woman cured after Stem Cell Transplant
US woman have become the third person worldwide and first woman, to be cured of HIV. Highlights The woman is a leukaemia patient. She received a stem cell transplant from person with natural resistance to Aids-causing virus. She has now been free of the virus for 14 months. An umbilical cord blood transplant was done, in ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2022
Category: International / World Current Affairs • Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Breastfeeding and HIV • First HIV woman cured after Stem Cell Transplant • HIV and AIDS • Human Immunodeficiency Viruses (HIV) • Stem Cell Transplant
World AIDS Day: December 1
Every year the World AIDS Day is celebrated on December 1. The day is being celebrated since 1988. It is celebrated to create awareness against the spread of HIV infection. It is one of the 11 official Global Public Health campaigns of World Health Organisation. The Other 10 campaigns are as follows World Blood Donor ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2021
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: ARV (anti-retroviral) drugs • HIV and AIDS • NACO • National AIDS Control Organisation • World AIDS Day
Anti-HIV drugs used against COVID-19 for the first time in India
India for the first time used Lopinavir and Ritonavir combination to treat Italian patients in India infected with COVID-19. The couple were on a tour to India and are currently being treated in Jaipur ICMR The Indian Council of Medical Research has been authorized to research on COVID-19 drugs. Also, the council has been approved ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Corona virus • COVID-19 • Drugs • HIV • HIV and AIDS • Pharmaceuticals Sector
India participates at United Nations AIDS Programme at World Economic Forum
On January 21, 2020, India participated at the United Nations AIDS (UNAIDS) programme at the World Economic Forum (WEF). The theme of the programme was Theme: Access for all: Leveraging Innovations, Investments and Partnerships for Health Highlights The health needs, technologies and solutions to bridge economic inequalities in the health sector were discussed. India was ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Topics: AIDS • HIV • HIV and AIDS • NACO • UNAIDS • World Economic Forum
Health Ministry launches Viral Load test for People Living with HIV/AIDS
The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare launched ‘Viral Load testing’ for all People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV). The viral load test measures amount of HIV in blood number of copies of HIV RNA in millilitre of blood. Significance of Viral Load test Viral Load testing initiative for PLHIV will provide free of cost ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2018
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Diseases • HIV and AIDS • Ministry of Health and Family Welfare • Ministry of Power • National • Public health • Viral Load testing