Virajpet, Dec. 5: Kodagu District AIDS Control Unit Officer Dr. Sanath Kumar opined that its complete eradication is possible only when everyone is aware of HIV and AIDS.
Speaking after inaugurating the World AIDS Day 2025 taluk-level program organized at the St. Ann's College auditorium in collaboration with Kodagu Zilla Panchayat, Kodagu District Health and Family Welfare Department, District AIDS Control Unit, Karnataka State AIDS Prevention Society, Virajpet Taluk Health Department and St. Ann's Degree College's NSS, Red Ribbon Unit, Youth Red Cross Unit, and Personal Counseling Units, he said that the Health Department, AIDS Control Units, along with units like the Red Ribbon Club, are creating awareness among the public about AIDS in the society.
Its eradication is possible only when everyone is aware. The youth should not only become aware but also create awareness among others. The early symptoms of AIDS should not be ignored. Only when we become aware can we protect the health of others in the society. In this regard, the students called for creating social awareness. St. Anne's Degree College Manager Rev. Fr. Madalaimuthu spoke and said that everyone should live responsibly in the society. A human being should have the power of thought and maintain physical and mental health. We should not forget social consciousness while maintaining our health. District Supervisor of the District AIDS Control Unit Sunitha Muthanna spoke and said that good health builds a healthy society. There are Red Ribbon Club units in a total of 20 degree colleges across the district and awareness is being created among college students through those units. Public awareness is also being created. Everyone should be self-aware about AIDS, he said.
College Principal Trupti Bopanna, who presided over the program, said that awareness about AIDS is being created globally by health institutions today. He said that maintaining our health is the first duty of all of us. B.N. Shantibhushan, NSS unit officer of the college, spoke.
Pratima Harish Rai, professor of the Kannada department of the college, Vilina, officer of the youth Red Cross unit of the college, Chittiappa, personal consultant of the ICTC department of Virajpet Public Hospital, and Chandrashekar, personal consultant of the ICTC department of Gonikoppalu Community Health Center were present. Students of St. Anne's Degree College conducted an AIDS awareness rally in the town. The awareness rally was flagged off by the manager of St. Anne's Degree College, Rev. Fr. Madalaimuthu. During the awareness rally, the students raised awareness among the public by holding placards and shouting slogans.
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