The Chhattisgarh State AIDS Control Society on Wednesday felicitated 50 individuals and institutions working in the HIV/AIDS sector on eve of World AIDS Day (December 1).
Meanwhile, the National Health Mission will organize an AIDS awareness fortnight from December 1 to 15.
Health Services Director Bhim Singh said there was a need to be sensitive towards the HIV/AIDS patients. They should be treated with equality and respect.
There is a need to actively follow the HIV/AIDS Act 2017 for protecting the rights of the HIV patients, an official communication said.
National Health Mission Director Bhoskar Vilas Sandeepan appealed to all pregnant women to undergo HIV tests.
Dr Raman Kataria of Jan Swasthya Sahyog Ganiyari (Bilaspur), CRPF Battalion Sukma’s Dr R Anil Kumar, Tarun Rathore of Food Department, Mayank Singh Balco Vedanta, Shashi Bhushan Kannauje of Gundadhur College Kondagaon, Yeshwant Yadav of the Transport Department and others were felicitated for their contribution to blood donation and for working with HIV/AIDS patients.