Farhan Kitab
Kishtwar, December 1: An awareness programme on “World HIV AIDS Day” at District Hospital Kishtwar in collaboration with Department of Health and Family Welfare.
In the said Programme Advocate Sh. Naveed Khursheed Dev (Deputy LADC) was the Resource Person and in the programme Dr Javeeda Banoo (Medical Superintendent) and Dr Pandita also educated the participants about the spread of AIDS and measures to control and eradicate from the country.
The Programme was also addressed by the students of nursing college.The Programme highlighted the theme of the World AIDS Day Year 2022 as to ensure the eradiction of AIDS from Country without discriminating any person who is infected with HIV treating them equally as other citizens of the Country maintaing their confidentiality.The participants were also informed regarding the schemes of the Government and free treatment available to the infected persons.The Programme was attended by 170 participants, comprising of doctors, para-medics staffs visiting patients and students of the nursing college.