Beijing launches HIV/AIDS hotline Beijing, NovEMBER 30 (IANS): Beijing on Thursday launched a hotline number to provide consultation services for HIV/AIDS patients. Beijing Home of Red Ribbon, a non-governmental organisation, launched the hotline to provide a series of services, including basic knowledge of HIV/AIDS, evaluation of unsafe sex, and psychological counselling, reports Xinhua. Zhao Hongxin, an HIV/AIDS expert with Beijing Ditan Hospital, took the first call on the hotline, answering questions about unsafe sex and anti-retroviral drugs. “We must give HIV/AIDS patients enough care and support, mainly medical aid, to solve their problems,” said Wang Kerong, Beijing Home of Red Ribbon office director. The organisation was established in 2005 and provides comprehensive care for HIV/AIDS patients and their families, with medical support, volunteer services and legal aid. US drone hits Pak-Afghan border, kills 3 Islamabad, November 30 (IANS): At least three people were killed when a US drone fired missiles along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, the media reported on Thursday. The strike took place before dawn on the Kurram Agency border with Afghanistan. However, Pakistani officials said that it was unclear whether the drone had struck in Pakistani territory. Local sources quoted by the Express News said there were reports of three deaths and that the area where the incident had taken place was Pesho Ghar. “We are assessing the situation,” an official of the political administration said.
