Vizag observes AIDS Candlelight Memorial Day with rally
Vizag marked the 43rd International AIDS Candlelight Memorial Day with a rally focused on remembrance and action. The event was led by health officials and aimed to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS in the community. Currently, there are over 26,000 identified HIV-positive individuals in the district, with many receiving treatment.
- ▪The rally was themed 'Light the Legacy: Remember. Advance. Act'.
- ▪District Medical and Health Officer Dr. P. Jagadeeshwara Rao flagged off the event.
- ▪There are 26,203 HIV-positive individuals identified in the district, with 11,682 on antiretroviral therapy.
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Government health officials, voluntary organisation members, and HIV/AIDS positive network staff observed the 43rd International AIDS Candlelight Memorial Day by taking out a candy rally on the theme “Light the Legacy: Remember. Advance. Act” in Visakhapatnam on Sunday.The rally, flagged off by District Medical and Health Officer Dr. P. Jagadeeshwara Rao and led by District Leprosy, AIDS, and TB Officer Dr. Ronanki Ramesh, proceeded from Satyam Junction to Rama Talkies. Of the 26,203 HIV-positive individuals identified in the district, 11,682 are currently on antiretroviral therapy (ART) medication, while 7,445 deaths have been recorded over the past two decades. The district operates five ART centres.
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