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Emerging infectious diseases in India: the scourge that could boost urban development

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This article has been republished under a Creative Commons license from The Conversation. The piece was authored by Olivier Telle, research scientist at CSH, Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS). It can be accessed here. Full credit goes to the original author and publisher. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Human societies have seen a significant decrease in mortality from infectious diseases …

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What caused Uttar Pradesh’s HIV outbreak?

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There may be more reasons behind Uttar Pradesh’s HIV outbreak in Unnao district than meets the eye. A quack doctor was held responsible after being accused of administering HIV contaminated injections to villagers. The case may continue for some time, however, state officials say they believe this man is not the sole cause of the …

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“As far as possible” the aftermath of the HIV/AIDS bill

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States have run out of HIV medications with no sign of replenishment, despite the recent HIV/AIDS bill. In May, an HIV/AIDS bill was launched by the Health Ministry that was hailed as a historic accomplishment in the fight for human rights for those infected with the condition. The bill was however called out by many …

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Bad blood: India’s trouble with transfusions and HIV

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Damning figures publicised at the beginning of December have laid bare the extent of India’s problem with HIV transmission through faulty blood transfusions – believed to have caused 14,474 cases over the last seven years. The information was obtained by IndiaSpend through a series of right to information (RTI) requests. It was published as their …

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HIV law shifts focus from treatment to prevention

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The HIV and AIDS (Prevention and Control) bill, tabled in 2014 in the Rajya Sabha regarding the rights of those testing positive for HIV is due to be introduced during the ongoing winter session this year. Approved by the cabinet last month, this bill aims to end discrimination against the estimated 2.1 million citizens living with …

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