We are happy to inform you that a "2nd National Conference
on HIV/AIDS Therapy: Current Practices & Future Options"
was organized in Mumbai on 10th & 11th Jan 09 at Hotel Grand
Hyatt.
Galaxy of National and International experts had blessed
the event.
Supports affiliate apex HIV / AIDS clinics in various
parts of India.
Conducts workshops, CMEs and symposia for various
medical and paramedical personnel
Holds awareness programmes in colleges, industries
and for special focus groups
Conducts research in different aspects of HIV disease
including behavioral, social, medical & therapeutical
facets and presenting the research work in various
national and international conferences and publishing
it in peer reviewed journals Read More ...
1 What we need to know about
HIV/AIDS?
2 How to protect yourself from HIV/AIDS?
3 How HIV/AIDS is diagnosed and treated?
4 What parents need to tell children about AIDS?
ARE YOU AWARE THAT?
• The HIV virus lowers immunity i.e the capacity
to fight infection.
• HIV infected person may have no signs and symptoms
of disease for 8 to 10 years.
• 30 to 40% risk of transmission of HIV from HIV-infected
mother to her child during pregnancy or during labour
or during breast feeding.
* Nearly half of all new infections in the world today
are among people aged 14 to 25 years. The first confirmed
evidence of HIV infection in India came in 1986
* Based on current data, an estimated 40.3 million people
are now living with HIV. Out of these 5.1 millions are
Indians. The AIDS epidemic has claimed 3.1 million lives
in 2005. alone; more than half a million were children.
Close to 5 million people were newly infected with the
virus in 2005
* About 5 million new infections of HIV occur per year.
Globally 38.6 million living with HIV (33 to 46 million),
out of which 24.5 million in S Africa (21.6 to 27.4 million)
and 5.7 millions are in India. 4.1 million new infections
of HIV occurs and 2.8 million deaths (2.4 to 3.3 million)
occur due to AIDS, in the world every year.
About
5 million new infections of HIV occur per
year. Globally 38.6 million living with HIV
(33 to 46 million), out of which 24.5 million
in S Africa (21.6 to 27.4 million) and 5.7
millions are in India. 4.1 million new infections
of HIV occurs and 2.8 million deaths (2.4
to 3.3 million) occur due to AIDS, in the
world every year.
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