World AIDS Day at Patna, India

[Guest guest]

Dear Members,

World AIDS Day was held by Regional AIDS Training Center anfd Network in India

(RATNEI)- International Health Organisation, at Patna Museum Auditorium, Patna.

Leading doctors of Bihar, Dr Narendra Prasad (Eminent Surgeon), Dr S N Arya

(Eminent Physician), Dr Shanti Roy (Eminent Gynaecologist), Dr Dilip Sen

(Eminent Pathologist), Dr P Gupta, Dr D P Mandal ( Ex Director Health Services,

Bihar), Dr Geetanjali ( Asso. Project Director, BSACS) etc attended and vowed

solidarity and support for the Anti AIDS campaign.

Chief Guest, Mr Ashwini Kumar Chaube, Urban Development Minister, Bihar Govt.

informed that he will be meeting Chief Minister in this regard and discuss with

him about the feasibility of free ARV therapy to the needy in Bihar. Guest of

Honour, Noted Surgeon, Dr Narendra Prasad welcomed the effort of RATNEI- IHO in

combating the disease.

Medical Director RATNEI, Dr Diwakar Tejaswi informed that international standard

modular training on AIDS will be given to the physicians and NGO executives from

North Eastern part of India and from Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Srilanka,

FREE OF COST, at Patna from 16th of January 2006.

Dr Diwakar Tejaswi

E-mail: Diwakartejaswi@...