Offline 
Send Email
Issue 46 JANUARY 2009
West Jakarta opens new Methadone clinic
The West Jakarta City Government yesterday
(7/1) opened a new special clinic for substituted methadone services, a
medicine to prevent HIV/AIDS dissemination through hypodermic needle, at the
Community Health Center (Puskesmas) in Grogol, Petamburan. more...
Feature Story
Manipur's AIDS fight is
ailing
Manipur is increasingly facing stumbling blocks in its bid to help prevent and control the spread of AIDS in the state. Lack of funds, ignorance of the masses on the spread and prevention of the disease, the ever increasing number of people being infected and the stigma and discrimination, are standing in the way. more...
Global Highlight
Prevent AIDS: Change in
life styles: Develop gender equality
World Scenario-According to latest statistics from WHO/UN, 2.1 million people deaths due to AIDS in 2007. And an estimated 33.2 million people all over the world are living with HIV. New HIV infections in 2007 near about 2.5 million people out of this 30% are women and 10% are children (below 15 years). Despite the improved access to ARV treatment and care, the AIDS epidemic is killing at least 5700 people per day all over the world. Despite rampant awareness 6800 people are getting infected everyday all over the world. more...
ACW Perspective
Rights body demands detox,
rehab centres for drug users
IMPHAL, Dec 23: A series of memorandums were submitted to the state government,
state health minister and local MLAs by the representatives of Survivors`
Action for Human Rights demanding setting up of free drug detoxification and
rehabilitation centres by the government for the treatment of those who could
not afford the high treatment expenses as part of the strategic plan for
preventing spreading of HIV/AIDS in the state.
Spotlight
A great day for drug users
at rehab centre
Moslem (not his real name) was busy with
making paper bags at the Drop in Centre (DIC) in the city's Nayabazar area
along with some other injective drug users (IDUs).
The 15-year-old boy, who was supposed to go
to school with books in his lap and play with the children of similar age, was
there to get support as he stepped into the net of the IDUs unfortunately.
more...
ACW Alert
Injecting drug use - main
cause for HIV/AIDS in North-East India
New Delhi (PTI): Use of intravenous drug
accounts for high prevalence of HIV/AIDS in the northeastern states of Manipur
and Nagaland, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Friday.
There are 8,432 AIDS patients in the eight
northeastern states, including Sikkim. more...
Real Speak
Early substance abuse
prevention is key: experts
New Delhi: Vinod Acharya was a regular at
liquor shops as a young man living in the Garhwal mountains in Uttarakhand when
he got addicted to smack, a variant of heroin.
Easy access to drugs lured him to Delhi in
1990, where he took to picking pockets to sustain his habit. He soon shifted to
injecting drugs, and although he had studied till class IX, he did not know
sharing needles was dangerous. more...
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Quote
"Five years ago, doctors, nurses and
many other people told me and my friends that ARV was an impossible dream.
Recently, Thailand announced that it would provide ARV to all who need it,
starting with 50,000 people by the end of this year."
Paisan Suwannawong, Thai
AIDS Treatment Action Group - TTAG founder, Opening Plenary Speech,
International AIDS Conference (2004)
