Overview

• Delhi Health Minister Pankaj Kumar Singh flagged off the Intensified Information, Education and Communication drive at Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar Hospital in Rohini under DSACS leadership with support from CM Rekha Gupta and PM Narendra Modi
• The campaign guarantees free antiretroviral therapy and essential HIV medicines at state hospitals to strengthen preventive and curative care
• Government hospitals and health centres across Delhi will provide free HIV testing to boost early diagnosis and treatment uptake
• Dr Singh appealed to young people to leverage social media, schools, colleges and neighbourhood forums for spreading accurate information about HIV/AIDS
• Grassroots outreach through village meetings, folk performances, public rallies and school programmes will target myths, curb needle-sharing risks and reduce stigma