About PlusNews

Français

PlusNews
Global HIV/AIDS news and analysis

Advanced Search

GLOBAL
AFRICA
- East Africa
  - Kenya
  - Sudan
  - Tanzania
  - Uganda
- Great Lakes
  - Burundi
  - Central African Republic
  - Congo
  - DRC
  - Rwanda
- Horn of Africa
  - Djibouti
  - Eritrea
  - Ethiopia
  - Somalia
- Southern Africa
  - Angola
  - Botswana
  - Comoros
  - Lesotho
  - Madagascar
  - Malawi
  - Mauritius
  - Mozambique
  - Namibia
  - Seychelles
  - South Africa
  - Swaziland
  - Zambia
  - Zimbabwe
- West Africa
  - Benin
  - Burkina Faso
  - Cameroon
  - Cape Verde
  - Chad
  - Cote d'Ivoire
  - Gabon
  - Gambia
  - Ghana
  - Equatorial Guinea
  - Guinea
  - Guinea-Bissau
  - Liberia
  - Mali
  - Mauritania
  - Niger
  - Nigeria
  - Sao Tome and Principe
  - Senegal
  - Sierra Leone
  - Togo
  - Western Sahara
ASIA
- Afghanistan
- Cambodia
- Indonesia
- Kyrgyzstan
- Myanmar
- Nepal
- Pakistan
- Papua New Guinea
- Philippines
- Sri Lanka
- Thailand
- Uzbekistan
MIDDLE EAST
- Egypt
- Iraq
- Jordan
- Lebanon
- OPT
- Yemen
AMERICAS
- Haiti

17 September 2011

Home
Global Issues
In-Depth
Blog
Events
IRIN
Film
Weekly Reports
Countries
- - Afghanistan
  - Angola
  - Bangladesh
  - Benin
  - Botswana
  - Burkina Faso
  - Burundi
  - Cambodia
  - Cameroon
  - Cape Verde
  - Central African Republic (CAR)
  - Chad
  - Comoros
  - Republic of Congo
  - Cote d'lvoire
  - Djibouti
  - Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
  - Egypt
  - Equatorial Guinea
  - Eritrea
  - Ethiopia
  - Gabon
  - Gambia
  - Ghana
  - Guinea
- - Guinea-Bissau
  - Haiti
  - Indonesia
  - Iran
  - Iraq
  - Jordan
  - Kenya
  - Kyrgyzstan
  - Laos
  - Lebanon
  - Lesotho
  - Liberia
  - Madagascar
  - Malawi
  - Mali
  - Mauritania
  - Mauritius
  - Mozambique
  - Myanmar
  - Namibia
  - Nepal
  - Niger
  - Nigeria
  - occ. Palestinian terr.
  - Pakistan
- - Papua New Guinea
  - Philippines
  - Rwanda
  - Sao Tome and Principe
  - Senegal
  - Seychelles
  - Sierra Leone
  - Somalia
  - South Africa
  - Sri Lanka
  - Sudan
  - Swaziland
  - Syria
  - Tajikistan
  - Tanzania
  - Thailand
  - Timor-Leste
  - Togo
  - Turkmenistan
  - Uganda
  - Uzbekistan
  - Western Sahara
  - Yemen
  - Zambia
  - Zimbabwe
Themes

Home > Asia > Nepal

NEPAL

Migration main factor for HIV prevalence in west

MANGALSEN, 27 July 2011 (PlusNews) - HIV prevalence in Achham is estimated at 1.7 percent, but many residents, who have never left the remote western district, know HIV only as “Bombay [Mumbai] disease”. full report

HIV/AIDS: MSM groups hail pill to prevent HIV

NAIROBI, 24 November 2010 (PlusNews) - Gay rights groups have hailed the results of the first study to show that an antiretroviral (ARV) drug can prevent HIV as an important step in the fight against HIV, but say that in countries that criminalize homosexuality, the breakthrough is unlikely to have a significant impact. full report

HEALTH: New global plan aims to wipe out TB

Johannesburg, 14 October 2010 (PlusNews) - A new roadmap for curbing the global epidemic of tuberculosis aims to save five million lives between 2011 and 2015 and eliminate TB as a public health problem by 2050 but comes with a price tag of US$47 billion, nearly half of which must still be found. full report

HIV/AIDS: Global Fund looks to private sector to fill funding gap

JOHANNESBURG, 14 October 2010 (PlusNews) - With its coffers running at least US$1 billion short, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is looking to the private sector to fill the funding gap. full report

[Read more about Nepal ]

Countries

Other OCHA Sites

Donors

DFID - UK Department for International Development

Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation - SDC

Feedback | Terms & Conditions |

News Feeds | About PlusNews | Jobs | Donors

Copyright © IRIN 2011. All rights reserved. This material comes to you via IRIN, the humanitarian news and analysis service of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. The opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the United Nations or its Member States. The boundaries, names and designations used on maps on this site and links to external sites do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the UN. Republication is subject to terms and conditions as set out in the IRIN copyright page.

NEPAL

Migration main factor for HIV prevalence in west

HIV/AIDS: MSM groups hail pill to prevent HIV

HEALTH: New global plan aims to wipe out TB

HIV/AIDS: Global Fund looks to private sector to fill funding gap

Countries

Photo

Film

HEAR OUR VOICES

IN-DEPTH REPORTS

MOST READ

Socialize