Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, March 29 2009:
A one day out reach programme on Prevention of Parent to Child Transmission was organized today at Khuningthek LP School, Wangoi Kabui Khul by the Rural Women and Children Development Welfare Association under the sponsorship of the Manipur State AIDS Control Society (MACS).
Around 60 pregnant women availed the benefits of free health camp conducted by Dr NS Singh and Dr P I Singh during the programme.
Another 11 people other than pregnant women also attended for health checking during the camp which medicines were distributed to the needy pregnant women.
TT vaccines were also administered to the women.
In the camp conducted with help of the ASHA volunteers also got the manpower assistant from a team of councilors of ICTC, Wangoi, The team aware the gathering women on how HIV/AIDS spread from one to others and how it can be prevented.
The need of conducting HIV/AIDS testing also mentioned during the programme.