February 11, 2015

HIV AWARENESS CONTINUES


Usilampatti block  has a  high prevalence  HIV infection. RPI has taken steps to increase awareness about HIV in the intervention area. As a continuation of this program,  one more HIV awareness program was conducted. 

The session covers the basic information about HIV, mode of transmission, testing facilities, prevention and treatment. They asked various questions like marriage and child birth of PLHIV. It was explained about ART drugs, opportunistic infection management, CD4 test and prevention of parent to child transmission. They said hereafter they will not stigmatize PLHIV. They said they received knowledge about HIV through this session and it  is very useful to them.

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