AIDS Awareness Week in peninsula on directive of National Leader.
It is on a directive of the Tamil National Leader to create awareness on AIDS immediately among the people of Jaffna peninsula, we are now observing this AIDS Awareness Week, said Mr.S.Thangan, Deputy Leader of the Political Wing briefing at a press meeting at the LTTE District Political Wing office in Jaffna. Mr.Thangan met the print media persons Wednesday, the 24th December 2003. The AIDS Awareness Week organized by the LTTE commenced in the Jaffna peninsula on Tuesday.
Mr.Thangan further said people from all parts of the globe are able to visit the Peninsula now. And it has also been found on diagnosis that some men and women in the district of Jaffna are infected with HIV. It is our bounder moral obligation to prevent our people from any chance of HIV infection that would worsen one's health conditions and even prove to be deadly. Having this in mind we have divided the peninsula into five divisions, calling them zones, for the purpose of this awareness week. A series of programmes propagating against AIDS commenced on Tuesday in the Jaffna District. Large groups of maximum of 250 young men and women in each zone are engaged in the propaganda all over the district against AIDS, hopeful of creating an effective awareness among the entire population in the Jaffna peninsula. Among those participating in the whole series of propaganda mission are the LTTE Medical Unit carders, National organization members, Jaffna university students, Teachers and others of various and professions connected especially with health and education. The Theme of the propaganda is in particular the causes of AIDS and their adverse effects, symptoms of AIDS and the preventive measures. These volunteer participants have been prepared to bring home to the common man how everyone could contribute through gaining awareness to prevent AIDS in the region and to be perpetually free of woes in this regard. Besides the volunteers coming into contact with the general public there will be illustrative posters, stickers in vehicles engaged in the passenger transport and banners in common places.
27 December 2003
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Europe which has a total population of 800 million is made up of 45 language based nation states. South Asia which has a total population of one billion, (1000 million) is comprised of four states. Who is preventing and therefore benefiting by limiting new nation-states in South Asia?
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