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China’s method to boost birth rates in country – adding tax to condoms

Under the revised value-added tax law, consumers will pay a 13% levy on items that had been exempted since 1993, when China enforced a strict one-child policy.

Safe access to HIV medication is wrapped in stigma. This non-profit is changing that

Getting quick access to PEP is important because the course must be started within 72 hours of a potential exposure to HIV to be effective. That's the gap the directory aims to fill.

Eliminating AIDS has been an uphill battle. But Melbourne researchers just got one step closer

Bengaluru: Eliminating AIDS is a Sisyphian challenge. Treatments mostly miss the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) that are hidden in the body. But in a...

Climate crisis could increase HIV infections and AIDS related deaths, UN warns

At the COP29 in Baku, UNAIDS and UNDP presented a report that highlights how climate change could exacerbate existing vulnerabilities to HIV.

More people dying from lack of access to antibiotics. It is leading to rise in drug resistance

By 2050, the total number of deaths associated with drug resistance are expected to reach a staggering 169 million.

Why Indian patients groups are opposing patent requests for blockbuster HIV drug lenacapavir

Granting patents to US firm Gilead Sciences for lenacapavir could hinder global efforts to end AIDS & restrict access to affordable generics in India, warn civil society organisations.

Hope like never before — a drug that promises 100% protection from HIV

Lenacapavir, developed by Gilead Sciences, was tested as a pre-exposure prophylaxis in African women & is now being tested in other groups who are among the most vulnerable to HIV.

On Camera

Wall Street carries big expectations this year after best run since 2009

The concern is not that 2025’s rally was irrational, but that it may be difficult to repeat. Outlooks remain anchored to AI investment and growth without reigniting inflation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.