Bhupinder Kumar chairs executive committee meeting of J&K AIDS Control Society
Bhupinder Kumar chairs executive committee meeting of J&K AIDS Control Society
PRESS TRUST OF KASHMIR SRINAGAR, DECEMBER 21: Secretary, Health and Medical Education, Bhupinder Kumar, today chaired the executive committee meeting of J&K AIDS Control Society.
Project Director, Jammu and Kashmir AIDS Control Society, Dr. Samir Mattoo, highlighted and discussed in detail various important issues regarding the subject.
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Secretary directed for increasing HIV testing so that maximum number of estimated population living with HIV is screened and detected timely for providing necessary treatment. He directed the concerned to send a proposal to National AIDS Control Organization for sanctioning more Targeted Interventions projects (NGOs) covering high risk population especially those working with intravenous drug users and also for opening of more opioid substitution therapy centers across the UT to contain the menace of drug abuse.
He also instructed the Project Director to fill up all the existing approved vacancies as early as possible so that there is no hindrance in implementation of the program.
Senior officers from the health department along with the officials of AIDS Control Society were present in the meeting.
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