HIV in crowded prisons is still a crisis. The Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission (MSHRC) has asked the additional director general of police, prisons and an expert committee to submit reports on health conditions of Arthur Road and Byculla jails, focusing on inmates suffering from human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and HIV-TB. Activist Nadeem Divekar, who […]
Scientists at the National AIDS Research Institute (NARI) are undertaking a study to determine the accuracy of an oral saliva test for HIV infection. The easy-to-use and cost-effective test will help increase HIV screening rates and also enable early diagnosis of the disease. The scientific committee of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has […]
The breakthrough invention of a ‘super condom’ was achieved by a team of researchers at the Texas A&M Health Science Center’s Irma Lerma Rangel College. The research team was headed by an Indian American researcher, Professor Mahua Choudhury. This invention has opened an innovative way to prevent the spread of HIV and AIDS by killing […]