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22nd World AIDS Day: Universal Access & Human Rights. |
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Tuesday, 01 December 2009 |
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 The 22nd World AIDS Day is being observed in Nepal along with many other countries in the world by organising various programmes on theme theme "Universal Access and Human Rights". First observed on December 1, 1988, the World AIDS Day is being observed every year on the same day since then. .
Issuing a message on the occasion of the World AIDS Day, Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal urged all stake holders to launch extensive awareness programmes to control HIV from spreading further. HIV is still a big threat to public health globally. In 2008, Government statistics shows the number of HIV infected in Nepal only at about 15,000, organisations working in this sector have say as many as 70,000 persons could have contracted HIV.
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Melbourne HIV test could help millions |
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Thursday, 04 June 2009 |
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MELBOURNE scientists have developed a HIV test that could significantly improve the lives of millions of people living with the disease in developing countries. Suzanne Crowe, from the Burnet Institute, said yesterday that she and three other Australian and American scientists had created the first portable, low-cost test that monitored the progression of HIV, allowing health-care workers to ascertain when treatment was needed. Similar in design to a pregnancy test, a finger is pricked for a blood sample to determine the number of CD4 T-cells in the blood. Health-care workers rely on a CD4 count to decide when treatment should start for HIV-positive patients. The cells are critical for a functioning immune system and are slowly destroyed during the course of HIV infection, making people more vulnerable to illness. Professor Crowe said the test could be used in developing countries, where most people did not have access to CD4 testing because it was expensive and relied on sophisticated laboratory testing and trained operators.
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Aid groups ask govt to punish schools that expel HIV-infected children |
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Thursday, 21 May 2009 |
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Members of the Universal Access for Children Affected by AIDS in Nepal (UCAAN) have expressed deep concern over the recent expulsion of HIV infected and affected children by schools in different parts of the country. "Incidents in Kavre, Kailali, and Banke districts, and most recently in Kaski district, have deprived these children of their basic human rights as expressed in the Convention on the Rights of the Child, to which Nepal is a signatory. Non-discrimination is a principle of the Nepali Constitution and a right to education is constitutionally guaranteed for every Nepali child," a statement issued by UCAAN said. |
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