Students observe World AIDS Day with awareness sessions

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, December 1

On World AIDS Day on Wednesday, various schools and colleges in the city organised awareness programmes to make the younger generation aware about the causes, symptoms, tests and treatments for treating HIV infection. The campus authorities organised rallies, poster making and essay writing contests, showed videos and pinned red ribbons on students and staff.

Innocent Hearts College of Education

The NSS unit of Innocent Hearts College of Education observed World AIDS Day to spread awareness regarding AIDS, call for an increased response to move towards and speak out against HIV stigma following the theme of World AIDS Day 2021, which is “End inequalities, End AIDS”. The NSS volunteers shared facts and medically accurate information about HIV and AIDS. NSS volunteer Pooja Ghosh elucidated the symptoms of HIV and treatment of AIDS in her speech. She highlighted medical facts with the help of a flex and achieved first prize in demonstration. All the student-teachers and faculty members wore red ribbons to raise awareness about AIDS. AIDS awareness slogans ‘Let’s Stop HIV Together’, ‘Open your eyes before AIDS closes them’ etc resonated through the air. A poster-making competition was also organized in which the student-teachers prepared descriptive posters and made videos demonstrating their posters. These videos were shared through online modes in order to spread knowledge about HIV myths and promote its prevention. Nidhi Gupta achieved first prize in Poster-making competition. Principal Dr Arjinder Singh highlighted the fact that the world is facing new diseases each day. He further said that “we all should take constructive steps to eliminate chronic diseases for making our planet safe and spreading awareness about AIDS disease in communities is must, which our NSS unit volunteers are doing to a great extent.”

Special events at KMV

Kanya Maha Vidyalaya observed World AIDS Day by organising special series of events. The event was organised by the Red Ribbon Club under the aegis of Department of Student Welfare, PG Department of Zoology and PG Department of English. During the event, students from all streams made posters, slogans depicting the importance of AIDS awareness. Students through the help of posters and slogans highlighted the causes and prevention of this disease and also gave a message to stop all kinds of prejudices associated with AIDS so that a patient suffering from this disease should not feel outcast but should be consider as a respectable member of the society. On this occasion, students also presented their PowerPoint presentation in order to give message about AIDS awareness. Badges were also distributed during the event in order to spread awareness about this disease. Principal Prof Atima Sharma Dwivedi appreciated the efforts of the students and faculty members for organising such social awareness events. She averred that KMV always organise various health awareness activities for the students in the form of health camps organised at campus, expert talks from renowned doctors of the city, free medical check-up camp for the students, blood donation camps, counselling sessions and yoga camps for the students etc. Principal lauded the efforts of Dr Madhumeet, head, PG Department of English and Dean, Department of Student Welfare and Sadhna Tandon, head, PG Department of Zoology for organising the event.

Lyallpur Khalsa College Technical Campus

School of Management, lT and Hotel Manager of Lyallpur Khalsa College Technical Campus organised an event on World Aids Day today. The programme was held on the theme given by the World Health Organisation for the day this year – End inequalities, End AIDS, End pandemics. Red ribbons were pinned to all faculty members, staff and students. Faculty members highlighted the need to raise every voice and every action that impacts the global efforts to stop the HIV epidemic. Sukhbir Singh Chatha (Director, Academic Affairs), Dr SK Sood (Director, LKCTC), Dr RS Deol (Deputy Director), Dr Inderpal Singh (HOD-Management), Nidhi Chopra (HOD-IT) admired the efforts of faculty members, staff and students .

Hindu Kanya College

NSS Unit and Red Ribbon Club of Hindu Kanya College, Kapurthala, organised a seminar under the patronage of College Principal Dr Archana Garg on the theme “Aids Awareness” in which Dr Arashbir Kaur from Civil Hospital, Kapurthala, delivered a talk on Aids awareness on World Aids Day. On this occasion Jaswant Kaur (Convener, Red Ribbon club), Sarika, NSS Programme Officers Dr Aman Jyoti, Suvit Das, Ramandeep Kaur and Hardeep Kaur were especially present. Poster making competition was also organised by Red Ribbon Club.

DIPS College

DIPS College, Tanda, organised seminar on the occasion of World AIDS Day in various schools. Students made posters, presented speech and organised a play to give an awakening on AIDS and spread the message of caution in society. Students and staff began the awareness through a red ribbon and participated in the programme. Meenu and Mandeep together with other students highlighted that this diseases does not spread with mosquitoes bite, hugging each other or by eating food together. HIV virus enters in the body of man which obstructs the body to fight against the virus and result in the cause of AIDS in the future. Hence, it is of utmost importance to keep people aware. They also propagated that red ribbon as an awareness ribbon is used as the symbol for the solidarity of people living with HIV-AIDS, and for the awareness and prevention of drug abuse. Principal Jyoti Gupta remarked that AIDS day is observed every year on December 1, which is an opportunity for the community to unite in the fight against HIV aids, to show supports for those who have been diagnosed and to remember those who have been lost the to the disease.

MLU DAV College, Phagwara

World AIDS Day was celebrated at MLU DAV College, Phagwara, under the guidance of Dr. Kiranjeet Randhawa . An awareness seminar on the theme of AIDS was conducted for students in which informative talk related to the specified themes was delivered to students. Dr. Randhawa familiarised the young learners about AIDS – its causes, impact and evils. “The immune system of the person suffering from the disease gets damaged and also reduces the disease fighting ability of the body. There is no cure for HIV infection. However, with increasing access to effective HIV prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care, HIV infection has become a manageable chronic health condition, enabling people living with HIV to lead long and healthy lives. HIV can be transmitted via-the exchange of a variety of body fluids from infected people such as blood, breast milk, semen and vaginal secretions. The preventive measures against HIV AIDS include, using protection during sexual intercourse, avoid sharing needles, blades etc. with other people and building good body immunity”. During seminar, students gave speeches and participated in essay writing competition. At the end, students pledged to remain away from this disease and follow all the useful instruction.

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