'The worst sin towards our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them: that's the essence of inhumanity' -George Bernard Shaw
Attended World AIDS Day Comemmoration at Trivandrum on 29-11-2009, 4pm. This was arranged by the Mar Thomma Church. Vijayakumar, Minister of Law, Kerala Satae, who was the chief guest, is seen lighting the lamp.
A free Medical Examination and Treatment Camp was conducted at Kanjapuram, near Marthandam , on 28-11-2009. This was organised in association with Indian Redcross Society. More than 200 patients attented. There was also an awareness program on the 108 Free Ambulance Service.
This year it is planned to commemorate World AIDS Day at SMIMS in a different manner. Previous years it was either public meets or seminars. This year we are bringing in over 200 People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA) from different parts of Kanyakumari District and giving them Free Medical Examination, Medicines and Lunch. This programme is being organised in collaboration with an NGO – Snehatheeram – that works in the field of Rehabilitation of PLHAs.
We also plan to address on of the major problems faced by PLHAs – that of Stigma and Discrimination – by conducting an awareness programme for the general public. It is because of the lack of awareness that people with HIV gets discriminated against and the scale of this is so huge that this is being referred to as the second pandemic. This issue can be addressed only by taking concrete measures to make people aware why HIV is not to be dreaded in normal social life.
Click the below Image to visit the Official World AIDS Day 2009 Website
World Health Day was commemorated on the 7th of April at SMIMS, the institution I work at.
This years theme for World Health Day is: Save Lives – Make Hospitals Safe During Emergencies.
We organized a poster exhibition at the hospital. Medical, Dental, Nursing and other Paramedical Students prepared and exhibited posters.
The Students had a wonderful time exhibiting their posters. A total of 66 posters were there.
A group of 6th semester Medical students led by Anu Ann Zachariah won the first prize for the world health day poster designing competition.
There was also a free medical examination camp at the rural health center, which was also very successful.
I work with governments and agencies to advance social objectives. I help enterprises generate wealth for social causes. I also provide services as a public health consultant.
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