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Drug Use, HIV/AIDS, Alcohol Abuse on the Rise Amongst Youngsters
Gautham Ashok, The Tibet Post International
Dharamshala: The Tibet Post International is in conversation with Mr. Tenzin Legphel from Kunphen, the first and only Tibetan run non-governmental organization (NGO) that provides programs focusing on treatment and care for alcohol and drug abusers. The centre also provides assistance to HIV/AIDS victims as well as developing human resources by promoting education and carrying out awareness campaigns in communities.
Soft spoken, yet eloquent, Legphel did his schooling from upper TCV in Dharamshala, and went on to earn his Bachelor’s degree from Punjab University in Chandigarh. For the past six years, he has worked at Kunphen , with the last two years in a directorial capacity.
Legphel says that he first came to Kunphen as a volunteer, and later joined the organisation because of a close personal reason: “My cousin had died earlier of a drug overdose, and due to this I became more involved in Kunphen and its activities.” Read more
HIV infected people prone to develop cancer
Source: Times Of India
A new study has revealed that people suffering from HIV may be at a risk of developing life-threatening cancer, including lung, head and neck, liver, kidney, and anal cancers.
Considering the increasing number of non-AIDS defining cancers researchers studied if a particularcancer drug could be given to people taking highly active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART) for HIV. “Up to this point, oncologists have not had much information about treating cancer in people taking HAART,” said John Deeken, a research physician at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. Read more
30 Years of HIV/AIDS Commemoration
www.cdc.gov
June 5, 2011 marks the 30th year since CDC reported the first cases of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). On this day, we commemorate 30 years of HIV/AIDS prevention, surveillance, and research activities.
June 5, 2011, marks the 30th year since CDC reported the first cases of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). From just five cases in the initial publication of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, AIDS has grown into a global pandemic that has resulted in the deaths of more than 33 million people around the world. It is estimated that over 1.7 million people in the United States have been infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). To date, nearly 600,000 men, women, and children with HIV in the United States have died, and more than 1.1 million people are estimated to be living with the disease today. click here to read more
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