HIV
/ AIDS AWARENESS PROGRAMME FOR NCC CADETS
Indian troops
have the best awareness records of the HIV/AIDS diseases in the
world says Dr. David Miller, Country Programme Advisor UN AIDS
India. Addressing the National Cadet Corps (NCC) at the National
Integration Camp in Delhi Cantt today, he complimented the Indian
Armed Forces for their excellent work to create awareness among
the troops. He said that out of 40 million HIV positive cases
in the world about 4 million are in India. Dr. Miller said that
this disease is spreading very fast therefore, a lot needs to
be done immediately to create awareness amongst the general public
to control it. The most effected state in the country is Maharastra.
He said that the main reason for more cases in state is due to
the migration of people in search of employment. Dr. Miller said
that the other effected states are Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra
Pradesh, Mizoram and Manipur.
Dr. Miller appealed
to the NCC cadets to spread awareness amongst the masses about
the disease. He said in order to control this disease it is necessary
to create awareness among the youth below twenty years of age.
He added that as the young ambassadors of the country, the cadets
must help in this noble cause.
NCC has taken
up the awareness programme for HIV / AIDS through their cadets
for the first time. The camp at Delhi Cantt has been organized
for this purpose and over 600 cadets from all over the country
are participating. The cadets in the camp will be trained as resource
persons. These cadets will further train the other cadets when
they will go back to their states. NCC has over 12 lakh cadets
all over the country.
