AIDS awareness rally held in Hyderabad

HYDERABAD: The EDO Health, Bux Ali Pattafi has said that this is the high time to adopt strategy against HIV/ AIDS for which each organization, NGO and individual was equally responsible to participate in the interest of society.

Addressing participants of a rally arranged by the Marie Stops Society Sindh Health and Education Development Society (SHEDS), on World HIV/AIDs awareness day, being observed to raise awareness about prevention of this fatal disease.

The rally started from Old Campus and culminated at Press Club Hyderabad here on Wednesday.

Speakers including Dr. Bux Ali Pitafi, Programme Coordinator SHEDS Dr. Zahid Saddar, Deputy Director Provincial Health Education Cell Hyderabad Dr. Seerat Shaheen, Dr. Khalid Shafi, Dr. Ghous, Dr. Illiyas Khokhar, Programme Manager SHEDS, Hyderabad Manzoor Baloch and others also addressed the rally.

They underlined the need of educating the masses covering all aspects, which could lead the prevalence of HIV/AIDS. Only education and awareness can stop this deadly disease in spreading among the people of the country.

They demanded of the government to spread awareness for the prevention of the disease and also asked the media to run special programmes for the common people in this regard.