Women leaders to carry out village level IPC campaign on HIV and AIDS

Dimapur, December 17 (MExN): With an aim of capacitating women leaders on HIV and AIDS issues, the Nagaland State AIDS Control Society (NSACS) conducted a one day re-orientation programme on December 14 for Master Trainers of Inter-Personal Communication Campaign (IPC) comprising 19 women leaders of Dimapur district at CMO’s conference hall, Dimapur.  

A press release informed that the women leaders from four women organizations will further carry out village level IPC campaign in 70 villages, colonies and wards in Dimapur district. The main objectives of the village level IPC Campaign are to create awareness on basics of HIV and AIDS, promote safe behavior, reduce stigma and discrimination of PLHIV and encourage linkages and access to free services available. The women leaders who were earlier trained as Master Trainers had carried out village level IPC campaign covering 60 villages, colonies and wards in Dimapur district during 2015-16.  

The Master Trainers are from the Naga Women Hoho Dimapur, Western Sumi Totimi Hoho, Chakhroma Women Organization, and All Dimasa Women Welfare Society.  

Welcoming the participants to the re-orientation programme, Dr. Vikato Kinimi, CMO, Dimapur encouraged the women leaders to continue their efforts in the fight against HIV and AIDS. The topics for the sessions included HIV and AIDS services available in Dimapur, discussion and experience sharing of IPC campaign 2015-16 by the women groups, and identification of villages for IPC campaign 2016-17. The resource persons included Dr. Vikato Kinimi, CMO Dimapur, Dr. Hotoka Hesso, SMO, ART Plus Centre, DH Dimapur, Metevinuo Sakhrie, Joint Director (IEC), NSACS and Chongkoi Khaming, Asst. Director (MM), NSACS.