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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.

New hope for HIV cure as third patient shows signs of remission after stem cell transplant

Senior physician Björn-Erik Ole Jensen says allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant is a strong answer to curing HIV-1

Manforce AIDS campaign is confused about what to market—awareness or social responsibility

In 2020, Manforce campaign asked Indians to use condoms without thinking about the brand, a clever way to build goodwill. This time it has fallen short.

New drugs mean AIDS is no longer life-limiting. But here’s why elderly will be left out

The threats and implications of HIV infection for older people are as serious as they are for younger age groups.

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The oil pipelines that could decide the Iran war

Washington: Iran’s strategy in its war with the US and Israel is by now clear: Impose an intolerable economic cost on President Donald Trump,...

Russian crude never left India’s import mix. It made up 1/3rd of oil imports from 2024 to 2026

After dominating India’s crude imports since 2023, Russian supplies slowed amid US sanctions, but a 30-day ‘waiver’ amid West Asia tensions could now push flows back towards 2 mbpd.

India and Indonesia finalise BrahMos deal, contract to be signed early next fiscal

One battery of the BrahMos missile is to be procured in the initial phase. The plan is to scale up the procurement in phases.

Trump brings the Age of Humiliation for friends. Modi needs stoicism abroad, humility at home

Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.