AIDS Awareness Rally

TITLE: AIDS Awareness Rally/walk

VENUE: EDO Health Office to Press Club Umerkot

DATE: 1st December 2009

ORGANIZED BY: HANDS District Umerkot

COLLABORATION: Health Department District Govt: Umerkot.

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS: 80

OBJECTIVE (S):

HANDS Umerkot in collaboration with Health Dept: organized an Anti-AIDs rally from EDO Health office to Press Club, it was organized on December 1st to commemorate International AIDS Day. Dr. Mohammad Umer Rind EDO Health, Dr. Syed Moiez Ali Shah , Bansi Malhi DEM HANDS Umerkot , Dr. Jodho Mal addressed the rally. More then 80 peoples (men & women) participated the rally.
Report Attached;
Event Name/ Activity: Awareness Rally on Hazards of AIDS
Date: December 1, 2009.
Venue: From EDO Health Office to Press Club
Organized By: HANDS District Office Umerkot
Collaboration with: District Health Department Umerkot
Participation: More then 200
Objectives: 1) Raising awareness / Sensitize people on Hazards of AIDS/ HIV
2) Commemorating International Day Against AIDS
3) Networking with Health Department

Rally started from EDO Health office Umerkot and lead to Press Club Umerkot. Dr. Umer Rind EDO Health, Dr. Mohammad Soomar Bhayo, Dr. Jodho Mal PMA President, Dr. Syed Moiz Ali Shah, Bansi Malhi DEM of HANDS Umerkot, Sawai Mal DPM HANDS, More then hundred female staff of the health Department including LHWs, LHVs, Supervisors and lady doctors attended the rally.
Rally marched through the main street of Umerkot town. When rally reached at paathshala school, members of civil society, NGOs, traders and other notable members of the town joined the rally then the rally changed into a huge crowd and moved toward the press club, addressing the Dr. Mohammad Umer Rind EDO Health said that AIDS is fatal and an incurable disease, and it a abundantly prevalent in African countries though this disease is unheard in our society but it is a silent killer and can any time cause havoc if not checked timely. Dr. Jodho Mal said that AIDS is an uncured able disease caused by virus which damages immunity system. Dr. Syed Moiz Ali Shah expressed that this fatal disease transmits from AIDS affected patients through sexual relation with more than one partners. He also said this is a social ill which can be eradicated through sensitizing people. Mr. Bansi Malhi said that though ill is not prevalent in our territory, but our people should take preventive measure against this disease he also said that in Pakistan the number AIDS victim can raised at alarming level if preventive measure can not be followed.