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World AIDS Day 2018: 4 Reasons Which Stop People From HIV Testing

November 30, 2018November 30, 2018 Urbanatural

The theme of World AIDS Day 2018 is “Know Your Status”, which stresses on the importance of knowing one’s HIV status in order to fight against the disease. December 1 is observed as World AIDS Day. This day is meant to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS, a disease which destroys the immune system and makes the body prone to various diseases and infections. The idea behind World AIDS Day 2018 is to show solidarity towards all the people who are living with AIDS and also remember those who died because of AIDS. The theme…

Depression is not a weakness, say health experts

April 7, 2017 Urbanatural

– By Prasad Joshi With ‘Depression: Let’s talk’ being the theme of World Health Day falling on Friday, health experts have stressed that the curable mental disorder should not be considered as weakness of an individual. Exhorting the need for doing away with the social stigma associated with depression, experts have urged that those affected should not suffer in silence and open up about the mental agony or trauma they are undergoing. Psychiatrist Sanjeev Saoji said, “We have often found that a person – trying to open up about his…