Empathy Campaign at Imphal Airport comes to a close
21st July 2020, Imphal
Empathy Campaign at Imphal Airport on 21st July 2020
As a part of ‘Empowering People Against Hepatitis: The EMPATHY Campaign’ Project conceptualized Institute of Liver & Biliary Sciences and supported by Airports Authority of India (AAI) under its CSR, and is being implemented by ILBS that aims to spread pan India awareness on the menace of viral hepatitis B & C, the third and final dose of Hepatitis-B vaccine was administered to the people residing in
and around Imphal Airport today.
It may be recalled that under the “Hepatitis Awareness Week” events were launched by ILBS in association with Airports Authority of India during 18th-24th January, the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS) organised ‘I Pledge… (my support)’ activity on January 21 at Imphal International Airport this year.
Over 200 employees in and around Imphal Airport and AAI and airlines staff and their families availed the benefit of the campaign, got tested free of cost for Hepatitis B & C and were vaccinated against Hepatitis B.
To address the problem of Hepatitis B & C, ILBS in association with Airports Authority of India, has undertaken a comprehensive program, namely, “Empowering People Against Hepatitis: The EMPATHY Campaign”, to generate awareness on Hepatitis B and C across India through multi-pronged advocacy strategies for improving healthcare seeking behaviour.
About 60 million Indians are inflicted with Hepatitis B and C virus infections which are responsible for liver cirrhosis and cancer. Majority harbouring the infection are undiagnosed and unaware of their status.
While several initiatives are currently being undertaken by the Govt. under the National Viral Hepatitis Control Program, to improve access to vaccines, diagnostics and treatment for such individuals and those at risk but the stigma and consequent discrimination associated with these infections is a significant hindrance to care-seeking, compliance and mainstreaming, as often the infected do not want to be identified for the fear of social isolation.
Empathy Campaign at Imphal Airport on 21st July 2020
AAI:
Airports Authority of India (AAI) was constituted by an Act of Parliament and came into being on 1st April 1995 entrusted with the responsibility of creating, upgrading, maintaining and managing civil aviation infrastructure both on the ground and air space in the country.
AAI manages 137 airports, which include 23 International Airports (including 3 International Civil Enclaves), 10 Customs Airports (including 4 Customs Civil Enclaves), 81 Domestic Airports and 23 Domestic
Civil Enclaves at Defense ai rfields. AAI provides ai r navigation services over 2.8 million square nautical miles of air space.
Sd/-
(P. Lokanadh)
Airport Director
Imphal International Airport
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