‘Treat AIDS patients with love and care’
The Hindu
Nagapattinam figures among eight districts in the State where there was no incidence of mother to child transmission of HIV during 2020-21.The Tamil Nadu State AIDS Control Society runs a blood bank a
Nagapattinam figures among eight districts in the State where there was no incidence of mother to child transmission of HIV during 2020-21.
The Tamil Nadu State AIDS Control Society runs a blood bank at the Nagapattinam District Headquarters Hospital. A facility to administer anti-retroviral therapy (ART) is also available.
A.Arun Thamburaj, Nagapattinam Collector, initiated an awareness programme to mark World AIDS Day and administered pledge to students and officials. He urged the public to refrain from stigmatising patients, and treat them with love and care. A signature campaign was held at the E.G.S Pillay Engineering College.
The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.