Pope to receive potentially 5 millions condoms in the mail – thanks for sharing this, Abi. To add to the humor (that’s not really that funny), it turns out that folks in Italy are not taking well to the Pope’s allegation that condoms have led to an increase of AIDS in Africa. In response they… Continue reading Condoms on mail for the pope
Category: – Public health
AIDS related communication and research, public health issues…
The government strikes again
On the front page of Times of India today – Homosexuality a disease, says govt – The government on Monday told the Delhi HC that homosexuality was a disease and, if legalised, would lead to devastation in society as everybody would indulge in gay sex. Er, government, if it is a disease, then why would… Continue reading The government strikes again
The morning after
I read this piece on India Together – Morning-after pills seized in Chennai – a while ago, shook my head in disbelief, book-marked it and forgot about it. Yesterday, I read Harini’s posts on sex and sensibility – I try not to be judgemental about it – but there is something fundamentally wrong when a… Continue reading The morning after
AIDS, adoption and ipods
A few things that have been disturbing me over the last week or so… random, casual lines heard or read, images that make me shudder every time I think of them, attitudes that make me despair… they pop up at inconvenient times, little imps that dance in my mind, those morsels I have not been… Continue reading AIDS, adoption and ipods
Sex, AIDS and mosquito bites
Students fear AIDS could spreads through kissing, says report in todays’ ToI. While students were generally found to be knowledgeable about HIV/AIDS, the survey found they had misconceptions about transmission. A large number of believed that kissing (40%), hugging (29.7%) and sharing of clothes (25.4%) caused viral transmission. A shocking 45.1% thought that mosquito bites… Continue reading Sex, AIDS and mosquito bites
Hiv-hope news updates
The Science blog had carried this piece recently, HIV Mortality in India Drops with Introduction of Generic Antiretroviral Therapy. The survival rate of HIV-infected patients in India has risen in response to a 20-fold drop in the price of antiretroviral therapy (ART). The piece ends with this very important point. Making HIV-infected people aware of… Continue reading Hiv-hope news updates
HIV and morality in Tamilnadu
This time targeting teenage school drop outs, UNICEF and the Nehru Yuva Kendra have roped in the Song and Drama division of the Ministry of Information and Broadasting to launch a new awareness program in Tamilnadu. This move has been driven by the UNICEF estimate that one of every two new HIV infections is in… Continue reading HIV and morality in Tamilnadu
Polio and saas-bahu sammelans
I came across this intriguing article when I was searching for something else on the net (oh the joys of google serendipity!) – to be honest, it was the title that caught my attention initially…. The power of saas-bahu. Eh, what is prime time star plus (the television channel that made saas-bahu the buzzword in… Continue reading Polio and saas-bahu sammelans
Conspiracy theory and birth control
Time has an interesting piece on Conspiracy Theory and Birth Control . This says that a recent research (500 African-Americans between the ages of 15 and 44) found that one third believe medical researchers use blacks as guinea pigs for unproven forms of contraception. About 25% believe that “poor and minority women are sometimes forced… Continue reading Conspiracy theory and birth control
Is UP ready for AIDS?
In an earlier post Reining in the spread of AIDS, I had written about the surprising and rather unbelievable finding thrown up by the annual AIDS survey. Only 28,000 new infections were reported in 2004, compared to 6 lakh in 2003. My hypothesis then was that reported cases of AIDS were on the decline –… Continue reading Is UP ready for AIDS?