National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO), ministry of health & family welfare launched a campaign on New India @ 75 to conduct awareness in three phased manner on: HIV, TB and blood donation.
The campaign was launched with the objective to disseminate information regarding HIV and TB prevention and services; developing an understanding about the infection and to reduce stigma & discrimination against people living with HIV and AIDS and TB; to encourage blood donation within the youth.
In order to disseminate the campaign, a District Level Committee (DLC) was formed under the chairmanship of deputy commissioner (DC) Dimapur, Rajesh Soundararajan and chief medical officer (CMO) Dimapur, Dr. I. Moatemjen as member secretary. A sub-committee was also formed to look after the entire campaign for the awareness, publicity and to screen the competitions under the three themes i.e. HIV, TB and blood donation. The awareness campaign was spearheaded by District AIDS Prevention & Control Unit (DAPCU) and district tuberculosis officer, Dimapur.
Altogether the campaign covered seven colleges: Pranabananda Women’s college, Public college of commerce & Arts, Sakus Mission college, SD Jain girls’ college, Yemhi college, Immanuel college and City college of Arts & commerce.
The campaign was also conducted at six schools: Carmel Higher Secondary school, Holy child school, Holy cross higher secondary school, Little star Higher secondary school, St. Paul Higher secondary school and St. Joseph Higher secondary school. The campaign also included competitions on the three themes, HIV, TB and blood donation for the schools and colleges.
After the entries were received, the screening committee which comprised of deputy CMO, district education officer and DPO, DAPCU, Dimapur judged the entries and after completion, the results were declared on November 2 with EAC (development), Dimapur who felicitated the winners as special guest.