DIMAPUR: The Nagaland State AIDS Control Society (NSACS), in collaboration with the district administration and District Health Society (DHS), Mon, launched the Integrated Health Campaign (IHC) at Primary Health Centre (PHC), Tizit, on October 30.
A press release stated that the campaign is being implemented under the National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India with the objective of strengthening early detection, diagnosis and linkage to treatment for HIV and other communicable diseases. Joint director and nodal officer, DISHA (NSACS), Dr. M.C. Longai Phom, while presenting an overview of the campaign, highlighted its role in strengthening community-level screening and identifying undetected cases of HIV and other related diseases. He encouraged people to voluntarily undergo screening for early detection and stressed the importance of linking those with reactive results to confirmatory tests and appropriate treatment services.
The campaign covers screening for HIV, syphilis, tuberculosis (TB), Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C. Individuals with reactive results will be referred for confirmatory testing and linked to treatment and care facilities under the National AIDS Control Programme (NACP), National TB Elimination Programme (NTEP) and National Viral Hepatitis Control Programme (NVHCP). According to NSACS, the campaign will cover 40 villages and sites in the Tizit area through main and extended camps, besides selected locations in the Naginimora area, from October 30 to November 22.
The initiative aims to improve access to essential health screening services, particularly in high-priority and underserved areas, while promoting community awareness, early diagnosis and timely treatment. The launch programme was chaired by district programme officer, DISHA Mon, Longyim Tzudir. Pastor of TTBC, P. Wennyei, pronounced the invocation, while medical officer, PHC Tizit, Dr. Wangba K., delivered the keynote address.
Additional deputy commissioner, Tizit, C. Phuniang, and president of KU Tizit Unit, Wangdun, also addressed the gathering. The programme concluded with a vote of thanks by president of Tizit Area Students’ Union (TASU), Nokmao K.
