http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/archive/8097 en_GB_DOC http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/123263/1/8097 Communication campaigns for HIV/AIDS awareness and control should involve the communities in the decision making process and use the new communication tools, such as ICTs, in combination with community radio and other grass-root experiences. There is also a need to engage communication specialists at a higher level in cooperation agencies, to effectively contribute to the decision-making process. A redistribution of funds is necessary to balance the fabulous expenses in mass media, with the nee http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/120589/1/8097 Infant and young child feeding (IYCF) should be considered a key priority in child health and development programming considering the health and economic benefits linked to this achievement. Information and communication technologies can be used strategically to deliver health services effectively and extensively. What is required is completing the nutrition package of child health and delivering infant feeding counseling to all families as a part of integrated neonatal package. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/119997/1/8097 With just 10 years to go, to attain the United Nation's Millennium Development Goals, the author is trying to gauge if India is poised to achieve these goals? Even with a tangible amount of economic and political growth in the country, there are certain areas like institutional reforms, childcare, where prompt action needs to be taken up. Moreover, are government initiatives really pro-poor? http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/117230/1/8097 The involvement of civil society in combating HIV/AIDS in India is crucial to its success. While almost 1,000 NGOs are working with the National Aids Control Organisation (NACO) to control the disease, the involvement of business is less well-known and just as critical. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/116251/1/8097 In an interview with Manish Kumar of OneWorld South Asia, Syeda Hameed, Member Planning Commission, says that the Internet, computer and the entire mass media have to really converge in HIV/AIDS awareness efforts.