On the occasion of World AIDS Day, all the AIDS Societies are launching a special awareness drive in colleges and offices.
Rajasthan State AIDS Control Society (RSACS) will launch a drive in which 6,000 Jaipur’s college students, the members of the Red Ribbon Clubs (RRCs), have been distributed awareness material in government and semi-government offices.
NCC cadets and Members of RRCs will play a vital role to distribute red ribbons and wrist bands to create awareness on HIV/AIDS & its allied issues.
The Karnataka State AIDS Prevention Society (KSAPS) also to open 18 more link ART centres across the state for people who are facing with human immunodeficiency virus HIV ,which help to ensure better access to Anti Retroviral Treatment (ART).
And also in Goa state, AIDS control society (GSACS) dreams of bringing infection down to zero. Because in every month, there are 7 persons die of infection.
The KSAPS has taken a decision to keep the ART centres open on Sunday to increase the utilization of ART centres.
KSAPS’s Project Director Salma K Fahim cleared the point and said, “We have already implemented it in Karwar on a pilot basis. Many government employees and school children with HIV are being benefited from this centre. We will extend this facility at other ART centres shortly,”
The KSAPS is ready to spend `30 lakh in Bagalkot, Bijapur and Belgaum districts to control the HIV and create more awareness among the people, by launching Mane Mane Maahiti (Door to door campaign) programme.
