AIDS awareness drive
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, December 02, 2014:
Battalions of 28 Sector AR under the aegis of HQ IGAR (South) organised an AIDS awareness drive on the occasion of World's AIDS Day at border villages including Sehlon, Joupi, Sajik Tampak and Kakching.
The Medical Officers and paramedical staff enlightened the local populace about HIV/AIDS, its method of propagation and measures required to curb this menace.
The initiative also included distribution of pamphlets, condoms and oral contraceptive pills to promote family planning and population control in the area.
To make the drive more educative, and interesting various health issues like family planning, safe motherhood and pediatric health were also briefed upon followed by an interactive session where queries of the villagers over various issues were answered, according to IGAR's PRO statement.