Newsline archive 2005
Human chain highlights awareness on HIV/AIDS in Maharashtra
Four thousand students, carrying placards and banners with key messages on the causes and prevention of HIV and AIDS, came together to form a human chain in the city of Nagpur in Maharashtra on 26 October, to highlight awareness on the disease.
UNICEF spreads HIV/AIDS awareness during Navratri
Navratri, a nine-night-long festival of song and dance in October, is celebrated by millions of people in the Indian state of Gujarat. UNICEF Gujarat, together with local partners, organised a multimedia campaign within the festival itself, on HIV/AIDS.
Radio Jockeys (RJs), Presenters and Musicians learn to integrate entertainment with HIV Awareness messages – at workshops in Chennai
Two workshops for young radio jockeys (RJs) organized by UNICEF and Internews Europe, in partnership with Formedia and Deutsche Welle, were held in Chennai. These workshops provided initiative for young people to carry HIV awareness messages.
School children in Andhra Pradesh launch UNICEF assisted campaign of self-expression on HIV /AIDS
In Southern India’s state of Andhra Pradesh, with one-tenth of the country’s HIV positive people, a vigorous campaign was recently launched to get children to express themselves freely on HIV/AIDS and related subjects.
Indian media join hands with UNICEF in the battle against HIV-AIDS
Editors, publishers and senior journalists came together in a summit in Andhra Pradesh to agree on a strategy on media reporting that would increase awareness on HIV-AIDS and remove the stigma attached to the deadly infection.
Indian film idol Jackie Shroff in Bihar to launch HIV/AIDS awareness programme
Jackie was in Patna, at UNICEF’s invitation, to launch a campaign on HIV/AIDS awareness. The campaign is being jointly run by UNICEF and the Bihar AIDS Control Society
HIV control strategies for adolescents
Estimates indicate that 34 percent of reported AIDS cases are in the 15 to 29 year old age group. Clearly, adolescents and young people have to be given the knowledge and skills to protect themselves against HIV infection.
India to focus on children & youth in HIV/AIDS awareness drive
India’s Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss, was in New York recently where he was interviewed by Dan Thomas at the UNICEF House. Dr. Ramadoss spoke of the various HIV/AIDS awareness programmes targeted towards the youth
