Number of HIV-positive overseas Filipino workers up 14 pc in March 2019

Manila, May 25 (Xinhua) A total of 91 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) were newly diagnosed as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive in March 2019, up 14 per cent from 80 in the same month in 2018, a Philippine lawmaker said on Saturday.

Pakistan: Doctor arrested for allegedly spreading HIV among patients

Islamabad, May 1 (IBNS): Pakistani police have arrested a doctor for allegedly spreading HIV virus among his patients in Larkana area of the country, media reports said.

UN hails ‘ground-breaking’ Supreme Court ruling to decriminalize gay sex in India

New York, Sept 7 (IBNS): A landmark ruling in India that decriminalizes gay sex has been welcomed as a “ground-breaking decision” by the UN agency leading the fight against HIV/AIDS.

‘Stigma and discrimination still persists’ against people living with HIV – UN labour agency

New York, July 27 (IBNS): Although progress in treating people living with HIV has enabled them to work, they continue to face career discrimination, says a new study launched on Thursday by the United Nations labour agency.

Canada: Liberal government wants to reduce cases against those hiding HIV status to sex partners

Ottawa, Dec 2 (IBNS): The Liberal government in Canada wants to limit the number of prosecutions against those who do not reveal their HIV status to thesexual partners, media reports said.