Awareness & screening camp on HIV & STIs organized in the premises of Directorate of Transport
Sri Vijaya Puram ,
An Awareness and Screening Camp for HIV & STIs was organized by A&N AIDS Control Society (ANACS) in association with Directorate of Transport today in the premises of Directorate of Transport. Around 80 employees from the Directorate of Transport participated in the program and also volunteered for the screening during the camp. The screening for HIV & STIs was done by the NGO, Jan Lok Kalyan Parishad (JLKP), working with ANACS in A & N Islands for the prevention of HIV among communities.
The camp was organized under the guidance of Dr. Subrata Saha, Project Director, A & N AIDS Control Society. Dr. Jahanara Yasmeen, DD (MS & IEC) from ANACS, shared valuable insights on the prevention and control of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI), along with other relevant information.
The primary goal of this initiative is to provide participants with accurate information about HIV& STIs and to reduce stigma, promote preventive measures, and offer voluntary testing services at the doorstep, a press release from ANACS said.
