World AIDS Day 2023: ‘Let Communities Lead’ to end HIV/AIDS

ETHealthworld interacted with a few experts on the WHO theme significance of ‘Let communities lead’ as HIV/AIDS has been a global health challenge. According to the WHO, there were an estimated 39.0 million [33.1–45.7 million] people living with HIV at the end of 2022, two-thirds of whom (25.6 million) were in the WHO African Region. In 2022, 6,30,000 [4,80,000 – 8,80,000] people died from HIV-related causes, and 1.3 million [1.0 – 1.7 million] people acquired HIV.

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After COVID experience, RUHS doubly cautious on China illness

The Rajasthan University of Health Sciences (RUHS), which spearheaded the medical community’s fight against COVID-19, is keeping a close eye on the recent spike in respiratory illnesses in China. The Centre has told state governments to remain prepared, and RUHS, with its experience of dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, knows well the costs of being unprepared.

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India logs 79 new COVID cases

India has logged 79 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases have been recorded at 291, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The death toll was recorded at 5,33,298, the data updated at 8 am stated.

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House surgeons posted for COVID duty demand incentive marks

In a letter to state health secretary Gagandeep Singh Bedi, Vellore-based Dr S S Shrinidhi, said doctors posted in Covid-19 wards of government or government-approved private medical college hospitals should be sanctioned incentive marks. During the second wave and third wave of COVID, Shrinidhi was posted in the COVID ward as part of the compulsory rotatory residential internship. “During these stressful periods, some of my batch mates/ CRRI trainees were also infected with COVID-19, in spite of all precautionary methods being followed,” she argued.

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State directs all dists to ensure COVID system fully functional

The state’s communication comes after the Centre on Sunday issued an advisory asking states to review preparedness. Dr Pratapsingh Sarnikar, joint director of health, said districts have been asked to tighten surveillance of severe acute respiratory infections and Influenza-Like Illnesses. “We have asked districts to review status of medicines, ventilators, oxygen systems, etc,” he said.

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India prepared, see no threat from China respiratory infections: Safdarjung Hospital's pulmonary head

"I don't personally see any threat to India because we are well prepared. Even if it is a novel virus, we are well prepared because we have our past experience with us. Even the health ministry has issued guidelines so remain vigilant on this," Dr Gupta told a news agency.

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Review meet today on rise in lungs diseases

Amid spike in respiratory disease cases in China, the state health department, acting on the Centre’s direction, called its health experts who played a key role in COVID prevention and management. The experts will give their suggestions to deal with any outbreak of infectious diseases in the state.

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