"WE ARE AGAINST THE AIDS"

    In the event that was held in connection with the 1^st of December - an international day of struggling against AIDS in cooperation with the regional AIDS center and initial organization of ASU "Kamolot" youth’s social movement professor-teachers, students participated and exchanged their views on the subject.

It was suggested that a large-scale work were being carried out on the origin of this disease which had become a global problem, and preventing it’s spread, showing high quality medical help to citizens, increasing the effectiveness of awareness-raising activities among the population in the event.

Lectures were read by the doctors and experts of the regional AIDS center on subject. Detailed information was given to the participants about the disease and its prevention. Performances which were reflected bad consequences of the disease performed by the students made a great impression on all.

-Today AIDS has become a global problem, says deputy chief doctor of the regional AIDS center Bahodir Ganiev. According to the World health organization, currently 34 million people on earth suffer from this disease called the plague of the century. Each year 2 million 700 thousand people are joining them. There is no any place in the world that this disaster didn’t exist. Unfortunately, people who were ill with AIDS infection exist in our country too. Therefore, a special attention is being paid to further strengthen the awareness-raising activities.

Advice, suggestions, ideas, and comments were given by experts and participants about increasing the effectiveness of awareness-raising activities in the event. Thematic booklets, visual materials were distributed to participants by the organizers during the event.

Janona MAMADALIEVA,

A specialist of regional AIDS center