Palliative and End of Life Care in India - Current Scenario and the Way Forward.

India, being home to one -sixth of the world's population has a huge burden of suffering from life limiting diseases. It is estimated that in India the total no. of people who need palliative care (PC)is likely to be 5.

Women and HIV/AIDS.

Out of 39 million people in the world, currently living with HIV or AIDS, half are women. Of the 45 million new cases expected between 2002 and 2010, 70% likely to be women. Therefore women empowerment and awareness about the HIV/AIDS are mandatory and need of the day for control of AIDS.