YASHODA SUPER SPECIALTY HOSPITAL DOCTORS HOLD SEMINAR TO SPREAD AWARENESS AGAINST AIDS AFTER RECENT UNNAO INCIDENT

In a determined bid to spread awareness among common people after  Unnao district incident where an unlicensed self-styled doctor was arrested recently for infecting at least 58 people with HIV by using the same syringe repeatedly, A number of doctors and nurses of the super specialty Yashoda Hospital in Kaushambhi interacted with people here  today and apprised them of inherent dangers involved in such unlicensed treatment.

The quake Rajendra Yadav, was arrested from the house of a relative where he was hiding. At least 50 doctors and nurses took part in the awareness campaign and lent a patient hearing to experts to avoid any such incident in their areas.

Dr Rahul Shukla,Dr  Radha Raman, Dr Sunil Dagar, Dr Asish were among those who were present during the awareness drive.—Prevention & Safe syringe Practice.

 Dr Ruby Bansal, AIDS expert and AIDS society India’s Joint secretary and Hospital's consultant highlighted the problem threadbare and apprised people of facts and figures of the disease and precautions needed to avoid the disease The the seminar  was organised in the hospital.

The United Nations says India has around 2.1 million people affected by HIV, the third-largest in the world, but new infection has declined, with fresh hotspots emerging in Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Bihar, Delhi, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Odisha and Jharkhand.

The Unnao District administration is looking at other reasons for the rapid spread of the infection in Bangarmau town, including the large migratory and trucking population in the area.other than the 58 cases, five more people have been declared HIV reactive, which means they might develop the infection later, according to data from the district magistrate’s office.