Delhi to Fund HIV/AIDS Treatment for the Poor

Hindustan Times – New Delhi, India, 6/30/2012

Providing relief to thousands of poor people suffering from HIV and AIDS, Delhi becomes the first state to fund their treatment. Launched by the Delhi government, the below poverty line population suffering from HIV and AIDS and living on anti-retroviral treatment (ART) will be given Rs. 1,000 per month under the scheme. Infected orphans, destitute or abandoned children will be given a monthly amount of Rs. 2,050 till they turn 18.

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State’s Key Partner in AIDS Fight Will Close Down Today

The Times of India – Chennai, India, 6/30/2012

One of the Tamil Nadu government`s strongest partners in the fight against HIV and AIDS, Apac-VHS, operational since 1995, will close on June 30, 2012 as funding from USAID has ended. In its last meeting with state health secretary Girija Vaidyanathan on June 29, 2012, director Joseph Williams said all its HIV and AIDS projects had been handed over to the Tamil Nadu State AIDS Control Society (TANSACS).

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Sensitive Issue: Bill on Reproductive Health Opposed

Tribune, Pakistan, 6/30/2012

Kashmala Tariq, Secretary Information of Pakistan Muslim League, has opposed Attiya Inayatullah Bill on Reproductive Health introduced on June 29, 2012 in the meeting of Standing Committee on Human Rights. ‘We are in Islamic Republic of Pakistan and all the laws are (to be) in conformity with Islam, Quran, Sunnah and Constitution,’ Kashmala said in a statement.

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Now, West Bengal Mulls Drop Boxes for Abandoned Babies

The Indian Express – Kolkata, India, 6/29/2012

Cradles or drop boxes at state-run hospitals for unwanted babies is an idea being mulled by a West Bengal minister to prevent them from being abandoned in garbage vats, railway stations and public places. Women and Social Welfare minister Sabitri Mitra hoped that the measure if implemented would prevent illegal adoption rackets.

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Awareness the Key to Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse

The Times of India – Bangalore, India, 6/29/2012

Instances of child sexual abuse is on the rise in the recent past in Bangalore. According to experts, it is not an increase in the number of cases of child sexual abuse but an increase in number of instances reported. Recently many parents are coming forward to get their children tested for child sexual abuse and treatment, if required.

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The Ugly Truth

The Times of India, India, 6/29/2012

Discrimination against sportswomen is widespread. Sania Mirza`s press statement criticising the treatment meted out to her by the All India Tennis Association (AITA) has touched a raw nerve within the Indian sports fraternity. Predictably, there have been howls of protest from tennis administrators, denying any sexism in AITA`s decision to use Sania to entice Leander Paes to play the upcoming London Olympics.

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Don`t be a Gay or Lesbian: Former Malaysian PM

The Indian Express – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 6/28/2012

Don`t be a gay or lesbian as the whole human race can be wiped out. This is what former Malaysian premier Mahathir Mohamad has to say about what he calls ‘not natural’.

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Plight of Domestic Workers Still Forgotten in the Sex Abuse Debate

The Jakarta Globe, Indonesia, 6/28/2012

In March 2012, Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali made headlines by announcing plans to ban skirts above the knee, calling such attire ‘pornographic.’ It is time for the government to recognize that when it comes to stopping sexual assault, legal protection goes further than longer skirts.

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HIV/AIDS Resource Center to Open

Business World, Philippines, 6/28/2012

THE LOVE Yourself Hub, the center is a project of The Love Yourself Project, an advocacy group which aims to prevent the spread of HIV and AIDS while promoting the idea of equality without regard to HIV status, religion, sex, gender preference and culture.

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A Doctor can Work in Only two Ultrasound Clinics: Govt

The Times of India - New Delhi, India, 6/27/2012

The ministry had found several instances of single doctors being registered in 7, 9 or even 16 ultrasound clinics simultaneously and conducting ultrasound scans in all such clinics in a single day. This in all likelihood, according to the ministry, suggested ‘proxy use of ultrasound procedures and its misuse for sex selection’. These new rules come under the Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Amendment Rules 2012.

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