Rajahmundry, July 28th: The Andhra Pradesh State AIDS Control Society in association with voluntary agencies has launched a drive called ‘Subham’ to screen high risk groups, including commercial sex workers and male sex workers for HIV/AIDS in East Godavari. In the district nearly 10 non government organizations are being involved in the program to identify people with high risk behavior who were infected with HIV/AIDS.
The program which began on July 1 is supposed to be wound up on July 31 but was extended up to August 10. As many as 4,375 persons were screened and 224 were tested positive and were being given anti-retro-viral therapy free of cost at the ART centers in Rajahmundry and Kakinada. Screening is being done at 44 voluntary counseling and testing centers in various parts of the district.
Health assistants at VCTC centers are also carefully counseling both HIV/AIDS positive and negative persons to lead a normal life. Additional district medical and health officer, Dr. M. Pavan Kumar said that the prevalence rate of HIV/AIDS is 1.75 percent presently. The awareness drive is helping a large number of people who have tested positive for HIV/AIDS to take treatment at the ART centers. Nearly 500 HIV/AIDS patients are taking treatment at ART centers at Rajahmundry.
Hyderabad, July 28th: The PCI (Pharmacy Council of India) has prepared new rules known as Pharmacy Practise Regulations for pharmacists which will be implemented in the next three months. The new regulations will define the responsibilities of pharmacists and penalties to be imposed for any violati...
Visakhapatnam, July 28th: The state has become the nuclear hub of the country with the second campus of the Bhaba Atomic Research Center (BARC) coming up in the port city. The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited has already decided to set up a nuclear power plant at Pulivendula in Kadapa dis...
Hyderabad, July 29th: The state government has decided to increase the weight of intermediate marks in Eamcet from the existing 25 percent to 50 percent from 2011. This is the decision taken by the government to phase out the Eamcet as the doorway to professional courses. A senior official says tha...
Kakinada, July 29th: The chairman of the DLRC (District Level Review Committee) and district collector, Mr. Gopala Krishna Dwevedi sought bankers corporation in effective implementation of various government schemes including assistance to tenant farmers. The district level review meeting of banker...
Hyderabad, July 29th: The AP High Court on Wednesday stayed the ongoing process for elections to the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation till the final disposal of writ petitions field against the elections. The petitions deal with exclusion of creamy layer from Backward Classes and categorizin...
Rajahmundry, July 29th: The student unions are on a warpath over the circular issued by the municipal commissioner asking the school heads to file criminal cases against the students union leaders if they enter into school premises. In this regard the municipal commissioner Mr. K. Manik Raj issued ...
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