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News
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Half this NGO’s staff is HIV-positive
Project Concern International has gone beyond talking about HIV/AIDS to helping affected people earn a living. Forty-five per cent of its staff is HIV-positive
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Research
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A vaccine for AIDS – hope, caution and opportunity
Senior scientist Shahid Jameel says the partially successful HIV vaccine trial in Thailand has offered a direct opportunity to understand the correlates of protection in humans. The initial trial results, though modest, will surely energise HIV vaccine research towards a more complete analysis of the successful immune response
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Response
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“The epidemic is feeding on the faultlines of inequality and discrimination”
Geeta Rao Gupta, currently a co-convener of the Social Drivers Working Group of aids2031, an international initiative to chart a course for a global response to AIDS over the next 25 years, spoke to Ranjita Biswas about new trends in AIDS strategy to address gender inequality
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Treatment
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When should HIV treatment start?
Scientific evidence is mounting for ART to be started at an earlier stage than currently recommended by WHO/NACO. But for healthcare systems in the developing world already struggling to meet existing demands, is this a viable option, asks Ajithkumar K
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Response
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'UNAIDS will continue to fight to ensure that laws reflect the rights of people'
The solidarity of India's gay, lesbian, bi-sexual and transgender community played a key role in the Delhi High Court's judgement reading down Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, said Michel Sidibe, Executive Director of the United Nations Joint Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)
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Vulnerable Groups
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Insurgency makes health care dangerous
In the state with the highest prevalence of HIV in the country, insurgency has added to the difficulties of people accessing health care. Health teams cannot operate freely in areas where the insurgents’ writ runs large, and bombs, bandhs and curfews prevent people from getting timely medication. Chitra Ahanthem reports from Manipur
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HIV & Human Rights
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The power of community in advancing the right to health: A conversation with Anand Grover
Anand Grover was appointed by the UN Human Rights Council as Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health. In this interview with Alec Irwin, co-managing editor of Health and Human Rights, Grover explains what the office involves
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