January 2015 - India HIV/AIDS Alliance

Roobina’s Republic (Jan 24, 2015)

In the bitter cold of January 20th, Roobina, a young woman, was forced to deliver her baby on a pavement in Bhopal because she was not able to pay the thousand-rupee bribe allegedly demanded at a free government-run hospital. The baby boy died minu

An Extended Family for PLHIV: Vihaan Care & Support Centres (Jan 16, 2015)

During a recent regional review meeting, the Vihaan team caught up with Prashant Malaiya, Deputy Director Madhya Pradesh State AIDS Control Society to learn more about his perspective on the Care & Support Centres (CSCs) being developed under

Beyond the Worries: Vihaan’s PLHIV Support Groups (Jan 14, 2015)

People living with HIV (PLHIV) often find themselves facing questions they can’t answer. Many of them are reluctant to raise their concerns with family and friends. Take the case of 34-year-old Sabeer Ahmad (name changed) who is from a small town

Ban Ki-moon: Anti-sodomy laws ‘breed intolerance’ (Jan 13, 2015)

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday reaffirmed his opposition to laws that criminalize homosexuality. “I staunchly oppose the criminalization of homosexuality,” said Ban during an event in the Indian capital of New Delhi that marked the

Harm Reduction: The Lives It Saves (Jan 7, 2015)

India faces one of the largest HIV epidemics in the world. While sexual transmission remains the primary mode of HIV transmission in the country, injection drug users are also disproportionately affected. People who inject drugs (PWID) are at high