AIDS Awareness Walk held in Hyderabad on World AIDS Day
IndiGlobal Bureau
Kamineni Hospitals, Hyderabad, has organized an AIDS Awareness Walk today, December 1, 2022, as part of its commitment to raise public awareness about AIDS and the ways to combat the dreaded disease. The move saw over 500 enthusiasts registering for participation. Kamineni Hospitals organized it as part of their World AIDS Day program with the goal of spreading “Awareness and Fighting AIDS”.
Doctors from other departments, hospital staff, and members of the LB Nagar community also participated in the Awareness Walk. General medicine doctors Dr. J. Harikishan, Dr. Ratnachary, Dr. Satyanarayana Rao, Dr. Shyam Sunder, Dr. Ramakrishna, Dr. Suresh, Dr.Srikrishna and all the staff were also present at the occasion.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Swamy M, HOD and Consultant General Medicine, Kamineni Hospitals, says, “India has the world’s third-largest population of people living with HIV. However, only about 1.78 million of the 2.35 million people living with HIV in the country are aware that they are infected. The likelihood of developing HIV after exposure is determined by factors such as the method of exposure, the viral load of the infected person, and the number of exposures the person has undergone.
The Department of General Medicine, with their postgraduates, conducted continuous professional development program as part of the World AIDS Day program, which was preceded by the Awareness Walk.
