Awareness programme on AIDS and Women's Health held
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, March 26, 2013:
A day-long awareness programme on AIDS and Women's Health was organized at the Lairembi Community Hall of Sagolband Wahengbam Leikai today under the aegis of Women Environmental Protection Forum.
The inaugural function of the awareness programme was attended by Wahengbam Sorojini, Secretary of Wahengbam Leikai Meira Paibi; A Binodini, General Secretary of Wahengbam Leikai Yumjao Lairembi Apunba Nupi Marup and Kh Manglembi, Asst Prof, Anthropology Department, DM College of Science as Chief Guest, President and Guest of Honour respectively.
Participating in the programme as a resource person, Dr N Sadhana said that TB is a disease closely related with HIV and AIDS.
TB can be co-infected with HIV & AIDS.
As such, one needs to stay alert as TB is a communicable disease.
She further explained that the State Government needs to put up mobile teams to check the health of the women vendors in Ima market.