Singapore facing alarming Aids epidemic: Dr Balaji
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IN six years, Singapore could see more than a thousand new cases of Aids each year. &quot;We are facing an alarming Aids epidemic in Singapore,&quot; said Dr Balaji Sadasivan, Senior Minister of State for the Ministry
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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia -- The spread of HIV and AIDS is fuelling a massive tuberculosis crisis that could see one billion people infected in the next two decades, the UN warned yesterday.
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India's prime minister vowed on  Thursday to step up government efforts to fight HIV/AIDS as top  media firms pledged to start a campaign against the disease in  the country with the world's second-highest number of  infections.
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The authorities in Singapore voice concern about a tropical disease that has killed 23 people this year.
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India is sitting on top of a &quot;grave, ticking HIV/AIDS timebomb,&quot; an international funding agency warned, labelling official estimates of 5.1 million infections as &quot;conservative.&quot;
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Singapore has formed a national policy committee to combat the rise of HIV cases, local media reported Monday.
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The number of reported HIV/AIDS cases in China has grown by nearly 30 per cent so far this year, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday, warning the virus seemed to be spreading from high-risk groups to the general public.
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&quot;We urgently need a long-term approach to the HIV epidemic that addresses the specific needs of women. Women In developing countries are increasingly more vulnerable than men to HIV and AIDS.
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Mumbai, Nov. 24: The number of women infected with HIV has gone up alarmingly in all parts of the world over the past two years, with the steepest increase in east Asia, followed by eastern Europe and central
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BEIJING  - The head of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria praised China Tuesday for its efforts in addressing HIV/AIDS, but warned that any let up could prove catastrophic.
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New HIV infections among homosexual men are on the rise in Hong Kong and a government consultant warned on Wednesday that prevalence of the disease in this group could hit 30 percent by 2020 if nothing is done.
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Sexually transmitted diseases including HIV infections are on the rise among Singaporean teenagers as a result of promiscuity and disregard for safe-sex practices.
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Highly populated countries like India, China and Russia are at a key point in their fight against AIDS which could determine whether they have limited outbreaks or a large epidemic which could have a major effect on how the world treats the disease
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SINGAPORE  - One in three Singaporeans believe they can acquire AIDS through a mosquito bite, according to a survey published Friday that said ignorance of the deadly disease had not improved in five years.
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The number of reported HIV/AIDS cases in China has grown by nearly 30 per cent this year, state media said on Wednesday, warning the virus seemed to be spreading from high-risk groups to the general public.
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ACTION for Aids (AFA) responded on Friday to criticism levelled by Senior Minister of State for Health Dr Balaji Sadasivan that the non-governmental group (NGO) was not tough enough in its approach to Aids education.
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Singapore faces an AIDS epidemic, with the number of new infections diagnosed expected to hit a rate of 1,000 a year by 2010, a health official said.