Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, March 25 2010:
A core committee of the North East Coalition on HIV/AIDS was constituted today with the objective of strengthening the activities of the coalition.
The North East Coalition on HIV/AIDS, an umbrella body of NGOs working in the field of HIV/AIDS to press for passing of the HIV/AIDS bill in the parliament was formed recently on March 6 with the initiative of the Lawyers' Collective on HIV/AIDS and AIDS units under the Indian Network for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Manipur Network for Positive People.
The Core Committee of the Coalition was formed in a programme held at Hotel Nirmala where representatives of Lawyers' Collective, Imphal Unit, SASO, Care Foundation, World Vision India, ASHA, MNP+, CNPW and NPM jointly.
General secretary of SASO, Sashikumar is the convener, president of MNP+ Dinak and general secretary of NPM Danny are the co-conveners.
Pramod Ningombam, reporters of the Hueiyen Lanpao, Liklaileima of Sangai Express and Chitra Ahanthem are also among 18 members of the core committee constituted today.