Guwahati: With some of the northeastern states still having higher adult HIV and AIDS prevalence rates than the national average, three chief ministers on Friday advocated higher awareness of the disease in rural areas and among school children.
At the North East Regional Consultation on HIV/AIDS organised by Forum of Parliamentarians on HIV/AIDS in Guwahati on Friday evening. It was attended by the chief ministers of Assam, Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh.
"The perception towards the disease and patients has changed over the years, but there are miles to go... I remember how even doctors used to be reluctant to touch HIV patients," said Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi in his inaugural speech.
Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma appealed to all his legislators to conduct an awareness programme in each constituency every year to educate people about the disease....
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01:48 AM, Mar 09, 2013
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09:54 AM, Mar 02, 2013
The Left Front stormed back to power in Tripura and the Naga People's Front in Nagaland, while the Congress, which fared poorly in both states, emerged as the single-largest party in Meghalaya with two seats short of absolute majority in the assembly election results declared on Thursday. ...
10:29 PM, Feb 28, 2013
Jubilant over the ruling Left Fronts's victory in Tripura for the fifth straight term, the CPI(M) in Assam took out a victory procession through the main thoroughfares of Guwahati on Thursday. ...
06:45 PM, Feb 28, 2013
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06:35 PM, Feb 28, 2013
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08:09 AM, Feb 28, 2013
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03:55 AM, Feb 28, 2013
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02:58 AM, Feb 28, 2013
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11:40 PM, Feb 27, 2013
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