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SHILLONG: The Meghalaya AIDS Control Society organized a two-day HIV/AIDS convention in the city. The convention, which began on the eve of World AIDS Day, also held a session with mediapersons on Friday.
The society urged the media to help create awareness against AIDS, saying it is widely felt that education is a "vaccine" against the dreaded disease.
"The session with journalists was aimed at developing the press fraternity's role in breaking the silence that surrounds the disease and in creating an enabling environment that encourages different HIV and AIDS interventions at the grassroots level. The session also aimed at promoting healthy discussions with regard to the precautions to be taken to avoid the disease," project director of the Meghalaya AIDS Control Society, S Laloo, said.
"The media has a pivotal role to play in the fight against AIDS. It is often said that education is the vaccine against HIV," IS Gilada, consultant in HIV/STD and president of the AIDS Control Society of India said during an interaction with mediapersons at the State Central Library premises.
He added, "Many media organizations are rising to the challenge by promoting awareness on HIV/AIDS and educating readers, listeners and viewers about the epidemic and ways to stop it. Media organizations have a huge role to play in educating and empowering individuals to avoid contracting HIV."
He said HIV-related stigma and discrimination are major barriers in effective prevention of the disease. "A number of media campaigns have focused on the need to overcome prejudice and encourage solidarity with people, who are infected with, or affected by, the virus," he said.
Meanwhile, hundreds of school and college students are taking part in the convention, which will culminate with several innovative interactive and awareness programmes on World AIDS Day on Saturday.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/Education-is-vaccine-against-HIV/AIDS/articleshow/17433255.cms
The society urged the media to help create awareness against AIDS, saying it is widely felt that education is a "vaccine" against the dreaded disease.
"The session with journalists was aimed at developing the press fraternity's role in breaking the silence that surrounds the disease and in creating an enabling environment that encourages different HIV and AIDS interventions at the grassroots level. The session also aimed at promoting healthy discussions with regard to the precautions to be taken to avoid the disease," project director of the Meghalaya AIDS Control Society, S Laloo, said.
"The media has a pivotal role to play in the fight against AIDS. It is often said that education is the vaccine against HIV," IS Gilada, consultant in HIV/STD and president of the AIDS Control Society of India said during an interaction with mediapersons at the State Central Library premises.
He added, "Many media organizations are rising to the challenge by promoting awareness on HIV/AIDS and educating readers, listeners and viewers about the epidemic and ways to stop it. Media organizations have a huge role to play in educating and empowering individuals to avoid contracting HIV."
He said HIV-related stigma and discrimination are major barriers in effective prevention of the disease. "A number of media campaigns have focused on the need to overcome prejudice and encourage solidarity with people, who are infected with, or affected by, the virus," he said.
Meanwhile, hundreds of school and college students are taking part in the convention, which will culminate with several innovative interactive and awareness programmes on World AIDS Day on Saturday.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/Education-is-vaccine-against-HIV/AIDS/articleshow/17433255.cms
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