AIDS mitan

Raipur, January 18, 2010

To create awareness about AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome), Chhattisgarh State Aids Control Society (CSACS) will launch ‘AIDS mitan’ scheme in the areas where the disease is more likely to spread rapidly. Under this scheme, the CSASC will impart training to salon operators, ‘paanwallas’ and dhaba owners where the people frequently visit and discuss about their personal matters with friends. The CSASC officials informed that they had been taking support of self help organisation in launching AIDS awareness drives in the past but soon AIDS mitan would be playing key role in such campaigns. The society had selected Bilaspur district in its pilot project and have already trained 135 salon operators, the officials further informed. The training programme would comprise of comprehensive information about AIDS and tips to prevent its occurrence. The people taking training will also receive literature and pamphlets regarding treatment facilities of the disease. The society has also made a provision of paying some cash amount to the salon operators, paanwallas and dhaba owners if they would send the HIV positive patients to the AIDS counselors. The officials informed that the society will provide a chair, an apron and list of names of AIDS counselors to the people who would take training.