Kohima, October 7 (MExN): Project Director, NSACS, Dr Ngangshimeren, delivering his keynote address at the 8th edition of NSACS Multimedia Campaign asserted the need to focus on young people in order to address the issue of HIV while stating that 60% of the people living with HIV/AIDS are from the age group of 15-34 in the state. “We need to explore more youth friendly activities for HIV/AIDS Control Program,” he said.
The Campaign with an aim to create HIV & AIDS awareness through music was held at the Heritage, Kohima on October 6, a release from NSACS stated.
Further referring to the Multimedia Campaign being organized with the support of National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO), he said the impact of campaign through music cannot be belittled.
“We all know that for many years, North East has been the home for HIV/AIDS,” he pointed out and added that NACO felt that music is one medium to capture young people. Realizing this need, he said, NACO has provided the platform of Multimedia Campaign since 2009 exclusively for North East.
Through this 8th edition, he hoped that the message of love, care, and compassion especially for people living with HIV/AIDS will be carried forward.
The five shortlisted bands included The Oath, Euli Yeptho, Sweven, Bozio Nienu and Two Fingers competing for the state level acoustic/unplugged original song competition.
Euli Yeptho was adjudged winner of the competition and was awarded a cash prize of Rs 50,000 while Sweven and Bozio Nienu were declared first runner up and second runner up and won cash prizes of Rs 30000 and Rs 20000 respectively.
The bands were judged on the basis of vocal, song, music, stage presentation and overall performance. Joint Director (IEC) NSACS, Metevinuo Sakhrie and Mhaseve Tetseo, Musician were the judges.
Highlights of the event included quiz on HIV with the crowd and motivational talk on “Drug abuse and its effects” by Bange Konyak. Lords of Rock was present as the guest band while Menguse-ü Suokhrie, Musician was the host for the event.
