Legally enabling – The Hindu (April 18, 2017)

Legally enabling – The Hindu (April 18, 2017)

The HIV and AIDS (Prevention and Control) Bill passed by Parliament does not guarantee access to anti-retroviral drugs and treatment for opportunistic infections,… For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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Word List-1:

1. empowerment (noun) – accreditation, authorization, validation.
2. anti-retroviral (adjective) – relating to the drugs that suppress/stop a retrovirus like HIV.
3. opportunistic infection (noun) – it is a infection that will most often make you sick given the “opportunity” of a damaged or weakened immune system, including people with HIV.
4. build on/upon (phrasal verb) – develop, create, elaborate (something with using something else as a basis for further development).
5. enjoin (verb) – prohibit, ban/bar, prevent.
6. flaw (noun) – defect, fault, shortcoming/weakness.
7. contract (verb) – develop, get, become infected with.
8. discrimination (noun) – prejudice, bigotry, intolerance/inequity.
9. ombudsman (noun) – defender, bodyguard, guardian.
10. scrutinise (verb) – examine carefully, inspect; investigate.
11. epidemic (noun) – outbreak; a situation in which a disease spreads quickly and affects many people (Courtesy: VOA Learning English).
12. scale up (phrasal verb) – increase something in number.
13. intervention (noun) – action taken to improve a medical condition.
14. subset (noun) – a part of larger group.
15. forward-looking (adjective) – progressive, ambitious, reforming.
16. provision (noun) – term, clause; condition.
17. draw up (phrasal verb) – compose, formulate, prepare.
18. exert (verb) – apply, employ, exercise.
19. obligation (noun) – responsibility, commitment, moral imperative.
20. frivolous (adjective) – silly, foolish, irresponsible, thoughtless.
21. generic drug (noun) – it is a pharmaceutical drug that is equivalent to a brand-name product in dosage, strength, route of administration, quality, performance, and intended use.
22. footing (noun) – foothold, grip/anchorage, support.
23. folly (noun) – foolishness, thoughtlessness, lack of foresight.

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