NEWS FIRST PUBLISHED ON SIKKIM EXPRESS (22/07/08)
NEWS BY SHITAL PRADHAN
SINGTAM: A medical camp to spread
awareness about AIDS was held at Shantinagar, Singtam on July 20. The camp was
organized by Navudaya Sangh, a local organization of Shantinagar, Singtam and
was sponsored by AIDS Cell from Gangtok. The personage attending the function
included members of Navudaya Sangh, the AIDS Cell from Gangtok and the locals of
the nearby areas.
The larger section of the assemblage included the girls in their
teens. Speakers at the function narrated in detail the preventive measures to
be taken, the role of women in the campaign against AIDS, the medical
assistance offered to AIDS patients etc. The talk of the programme
included different views on AIDS and discussed about the growing drug addiction
among youth. Palmpets and banners were distributed among different schools,
NGOs and other institutions.
Speaking on
the occasion P.S. Lepcha, President of Navudaya Sangh informed the gathering
about the objective of the programme was to create AIDS awareness among the
present generations, especially the girls, who play a pivotal role in
unfolding the future of tomorrow. Lepcha added the organization this time had
set its goals towards the rural areas which had been ignored so far.
He
appreciated the initiative taken by the AIDS cell in bringing forth such
programme to this place and especially thanked Dr. Urmilla Pradhan from the
AIDS Cell, Gangtok for her valuable verbal communiqué. He also assured such a programme shall carry on in days to come too.
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