Women who were offered PRO2000 gel plus condoms in the trial had 30% fewer HIV infections than those offered only condoms or condoms plus a placebo gel

CSOs engaged in drafting the HIV/AIDS Bill, allege that the union law ministry has deleted important chapters in the draft bill that advocated a rights based approach and has introduced new measures such as mandatory testing and identification of HIV-positive people that violate people’s right

NACO's latest sentinel survey and estimation figures show slightly lower HIV prevalence in high-prevalence states, new pockets of the epidemic among IDUs and MSM, and an increase in HIV prevalence in states like Delhi, Bihar and West Bengal, considered to be low-prevalence states

In a statement made on World AIDS Day, the Asian People’s Alliance for Combating HIV and AIDS (APACHA) reminded governments worldwide of their commitments to AIDS funding, and called on governments and people in affected countries to make the changes necessary to counter the epidemic

The Press Council of India has issued a new set of media guidelines for reporting on people with HIV and AIDS, in India. The guidelines, devised in association with UNAIDS, lays down certain dos and don’ts for both print and television

Technical glitches in filing funding proposals with the Global Fund is believed to have caused India to lose out on major funding for its AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria programmes

Lack of treatment for prisoners with HIV in jails has come to the attention of the Bombay High Court which has formed a committee to frame guidelines aimed at preventing the spread of HIV in the country’s prisons

A group insurance plan for 250 HIV-affected people was launched in Bangalore recently, in a public-private initiative.

A study conducted in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu shows that good nutrition dramatically increases the CD4 count and reduces opportunistic infections in HIV/AIDS patients.

A centre to counsel and test prisoners for HIV in Puzhal jail, Tamil Nadu, may become a model for HIV services in Indian prisons.