The Jindal Steel and Power ltd (JSPl) has signed an MoU with the National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) to implement the Employer led Model (ElM) on HIV/AIDS for undertaking preventive and care activities for the workers in its Angul facility.
The MoU, signed by vice-president and HR head of JSPl Angul CD Mathew, was duly delivered to Orissa State AIDS Control Society (OSACS) Project Director Babaji Charan Das for mutual execution by JSPl Chief Angul Medical Officer Dr Brajendra Kumar Das and DGM (CSR) Puspalata Satapathy.
The OSACS PD said the initiative will help in controlling HIV/AIDS at Angul and also in reducing the stigma and discrimination against PlHIV.
As per the MoU, JSPl will form a Coordination Committee to look after the extension of services like awareness and information dissemination as well as the HIV/AIDS/STI services, said JSPl Unit head DK Saraogi said. OSCAS will be committed to extend training and capacity building to integrate HIV/AIDS/STI services in the systems and structures of industry by providing mentoring to all related coordination and facilitation and to ensure zero infection and HIV related death in the district.