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HIV Fake Report : ਮੇਰਠ ਦੇ ਕੰਕਰਖੇੜਾ ਇਲਾਕੇ ਸਥਿਤ ਇੱਕ ਹਸਪਤਾਲ ‘ਤੇ ਬਾਗਪਤ ਦੇ ਇਕ ਬਜ਼ੁਰਗ ਨੂੰ HIV ਪਾਜ਼ਿਟਿਵ ਦੱਸ ਕੇ ਇਲਾਜ ਦੇ ਨਾਂ ‘ਤੇ ਕਰੀਬ 2 ਲੱਖ ਰੁਪਏ ਵਸੂਲਣ ਦੇ ਗੰਭੀਰ ਆਰੋਪ ਲੱਗੇ ਹਨ। ਪੀੜਤ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ ਨੇ ਹਸਪਤਾਲ ਪ੍ਰਬੰਧਨ ‘ਤੇ ਗਲਤ ਰਿਪੋਰਟ ਦਿਖਾ ਕੇ ਡਰਾਉਣ, ਸਮਾਜਿਕ ਬਦਨਾਮੀ ਕਰਨ ਅਤੇ …
Read More »Manitoba declares HIV public health emergency over sharp rise in cases
Increased HIV transmission in Manitoba has prompted the province to declare a public health emergency, its chief provincial public health officer announced Thursday. An estimated 120 cases have been reported provincially in the first quarter of this year, according to Dr. Brent Roussin, though he cautioned that this recent data …
Read More »This man needs HIV prevention drugs. The Kenyan clinics providing them will soon lose U.S. funding
Ibrahim Lwingi lost both of his parents due to HIV-related illnesses when he was 14. The Nairobi native describes himself as an orphan even today — he’s now 43. The virus also took the lives of some of his uncles, and Lwingi, who is gay, believes he would’ve been next …
Read More »Twice-a-year shot to prevent HIV approved in U.S.
The U.S. has approved the world’s only twice-a-year shot to prevent HIV, its maker Gilead Sciences announced Wednesday. It’s the first step in an anticipated global rollout that could protect millions — although it’s unclear how many in the U.S. and abroad will get access to the powerful new option. …
Read More »There are daily pills to prevent HIV — but injectable options could change what prevention looks like
This story is part of CBC Health’s Second Opinion, a weekly analysis of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers on Saturday mornings. If you haven’t subscribed yet, you can do that by clicking here. Once a day, Tim Lagman takes a pill that reduces his risk of contracting HIV, …
Read More »‘People will die,’ says Canadian charity in Kenya as Trump’s USAID cuts threaten HIV medications
In Nanyuki, a market town just northwest of Mount Kenya, some foreign aid workers and volunteers are worried what U.S. President Donald Trump’s dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development will mean for the people there. “It’s a concern. It’s a real issue,” said Rex Taylor, co-founder and president of The Small Project, a …
Read More »Man who did not disclose HIV status to partners denied day, full parole
An Ontario man who did not disclose his HIV-positive status to sexual partners has been denied day and full parole as the Parole Board of Canada noted his preoccupation with sex and pornography remains “entrenched” in his behaviour. Johnson Aziga, 67, appeared before a parole board panel last week and …
Read More »Do you know your HIV status? You can now test yourself at home
Knowing your HIV status just got easier with the launch of the free HIV self-test kit. The kit is distributed through Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange (CATIE ), Canada’s source for HIV and hepatitis C information. According to CATIE executive director Jody Jollimore, the organization is part of a national …
Read More »World AIDS Day: HIV activists hopeful for end to backsliding on infections, stigma – National
HIV activists are marking World AIDS Day by urging Ottawa to help stop a global backslide in progress on stemming infections and stigma. “It’s clear to us that this government is seized of the issue, but the truth of the matter is, no movement is happening quickly enough for people …
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