United Nations Iran - The UN agency leading the global effort to end AIDS, said on Tuesday that a new case of a patient who has been functionally cured of HIV infection, is greatly encouraging, but there is still a long way to go before the illness can be eradicated. The male patient, who was being treated for lymphatic cancer at a London hospital ...

VOA- For nearly three decades every December 1, weve heard about the tragedy of AIDS. Activists the world over put a spotlight on the AIDS virus on this day. They encourage testing and distribute leaflets with information on HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, including how it spreads and how to keep from getting it. The United Nations Secretariat Building ...

NEW YORK, Jun. 11 (MNA) Irans representative to UN said Fri. the Islamic Republic has adopted a national strategy designed to end the AIDS epidemic in the country by 2030. Gholamali Khoshroo, Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations at the United Nations High-Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS outlined Irans AIDS ...

UN Resident Coordinator Gary Lewis has said that Irans AIDS control program is pragmatic, adding that the governments concentration on the program is remarkable. UNDP Resident Representative and United Nations Resident Coordinator in Iran Gary Lewis has described as praiseworthy Irans efforts to control AIDS, saying that Irans performance in fighting ...

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Monday and picked headlines from 13 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy. President Rouhanis comments in Kurdistan on a wide range of issues, including the nuclear deal his administration has struck with six world powers and the priorities ...

The Iranian Health Ministry says the estimated number of Iranians who are HIV positive stands at 90,000, up to 46 percent of them between 25 and 34 years of age. Dr. Abbas Sedaghat, who leads the AIDS Control Office of the Ministry, said given that it takes an individual up to four years to undergo HIV/AIDS tests, the age the viral disease is contracted ...

[caption id="attachment_143799" align="alignright" width="159"] A Pakistani mother sits next to her HIV+ son, receiving blood at a medical center in Peshawar.[/caption] Scientists have taken crucial steps in their quest for finding a remedy for HIV by finding clues about how the virus manages to evade detection after being suppressed by drugs. Researchers ...

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Sunday and picked headlines from 19 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy. Most Iranian dailies on Sunday led on the governments reaction to allegations that it has illegally withdrawn $4.1 billion from the Foreign Exchange Reserve Fund. The government ...

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Tuesday and picked headlines from 21 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy. Iranian dailies gave extensive coverage Tuesday to a press conference of Deputy Judiciary Chief Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei in which he touched on a wide range of issues ...

TEHRAN, Dec. 01 (MNA) On the occasion of Worlds AIDS Day, deputy minister of Health has reported on the current status of AIDS in Iran. Speaking at a conference on Worlds AIDS Day in Ministry of Health, Ali Akbar Sayari noted that the studies has revealed that in 2013 there has been a 58 per cent decline in infection in children and a 35 per cent ...

Daily look at Irans late-breaking news and upcoming events: Finance minister terms fluctuations in Iran exchange market as minor, ephemeral Iranian Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs Ali Tayyebnia said the exchange market is to return to normal soon since there have been no particular developments to cause any fluctuations.   Iran ...

TEHRAN, Dec. 01 (MNA) United Nations Secretary-Generals statement on World AIDS Day shows 35mn people live with HIV worldwide. The message issued by Ban Ki-moon on the occasion of 1 December 2014, welcomes the tremendous progress the world is making in responding to the AIDS epidemic; Mr. Ban warned that there were 35 million people living with ...

[caption id="attachment_133711" align="alignright" width="156"] UN Resident Coordinator, Mr. Gary Lewis (right) and Dr. Fardad Doroudi, UNAIDS Country Director in Iran (left)[/caption] In the run up to the World AIDS Day (WAD), on 29 November 2014 a media conference was hosted byKhabaronlinein which the UN Resident Coordinator in the I.R.Iran, Mr....

KERMANSHAH, Nov. 30 (MNA) On the eve of World AIDS Day (Dec. 1), new specialized HIV Healthcare Centers are opened in Kermanshah and 11 other provinces in Iran. Executive deputy of Healthcare Center in Kermanshah Province told Mehr News that the family physician plan has been implemented in towns and cities with less than 20,000 population for more ...

The Iranian Health Ministry announced that it will start offering various tests as part of its pregnancy services including the HIV test in 10 high-risk areas in 16 provinces. ILNA reports that Abbas Sedaghat, the head of the AIDS task force in the Ministry of Health, said the ministry has implemented plans to improve access to testing for HIV and ...

TEHRAN, July 22 (MNA) Ten exceptional community-based organizations, including one from the Islamic Republic of Iran, have won the 2014 Red Ribbon Award for their inspiring work in reducing the impact of the AIDS epidemic. They were recently presented with the prestigious prize in a special session at the 20th International AIDS Conference (AIDS ...

A new report unveiled by UNAIDS in Geneva today shows that people who find out their HIV-positive status will seek life-saving treatment. The UNAIDS Gap Report exposes that, in sub-Saharan Africa, almost 90% of people who tested positive for HIV went on to access antiretroviral therapy (ART). Research shows that in sub-Saharan Africa, 76% of people ...

Tehran, May 19, IRNA A senior Iranian official said here on Monday that the number of HIV-positive patients is on the rise in Iran and the region. Head of Iranian Research Center for HIV/AIDS Minoo Mohrez stressed that the unsafe sexual relationship is the main cause of AIDS in Iran, adding the people under 30 and men are at higher risk of getting ...

[caption id="attachment_84835" align="alignright" width="180"] Mr. Leik Boonwaat, UNODC Representative in I. R. of Iran[/caption] Countries of the region including Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan and the Central Asian states are currently working to finalize the constitution for a network of drug demand and harm reduction NGOs. This will strengthen their ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran on Tuesday announced plans to manufacture the oral medicine of its anti-HIV injection drug, Imod. Until now, Imod has been used in the country for most HIV-infected patients and its effectiveness has been confirmed, Head of Irans AIDS Research Center Minoo Mohreztold FNA on Tuesday. Noting that Imod has been tested on over ...