HIV/AIDS meet organised
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, January 29, 2011:
Stating that HIV/AIDS is a major issue for the mankind, MLA Thangkholun Haokip has called upon to shoulder their due responsibilities in eradicating the disease rather than discriminating people living with HIV/AIDS.
Thangkholun was speaking as chief guest at a one day convention on HIV/AIDS held at Kotsophai village under Chandel Assembly constituency.
The convention was also attended by MDC Chandel SR Volhring Anal as president and SDC Chandel Ngamkholal Baite as guest of honour.
Health educator of the Medical Sans Frontier Paolenkhup Haokip and district project coordinator of the Progressive Network People Plus Kh Gouro Singh spoke at the convention as resource persons.
The convention was also attended by a number of village chiefs, church leaders and representatives of women organisations.
MLA Thangkholun advised the gathering to treat people living with HIV/AIDS with love and care instead of discriminating them.
He also called upon the people living with HIV/AIDS to come out in the open and join the fight against the disease rather than staying aloof from the society.
Later Paolenkhup Haokip presented a paper on �Basics of HIV/AIDS' as Kh Gouro spoke on the life of people living with HIV/AIDS .
MLA Thangkholun Haokip donated Rs 10,000 to 73 people living with HIV/AIDS belonging to different villages of Chandel A/C.