AP: State-level forum for HIV+ women comes into being

November 8, 2007

Wednesday November 7 2007 13:33 IST ENS

GUNTUR: A State-level forum for HIV positive women was set up by an

NGO, Chiguru, at Venkatapalem village in the district today.

Delegates from 23 districts, who met in the village, elected a seven-

member executive body.

Jagdeesh of Guntur started Telugu Network of People Living with AIDS,

HIV (TNP+) in 2003 and later it has been extended to all the 23

districts in the State. As many as 30,000 people affected by AIDS/HIV

joined the network. It has been noticed that 70 per cent of them,

that is, 20,000, were women. As a result, a district-level Positive

Women's Forum has been set up.

With a view to activating these forums, delegates from 23 districts

met today to elect the executive body of the State-level Positive

Women's Forum. While Swarna Vani (Krishna) has been elected State

chairperson of the forum, Munni (West Godavari) was elected vice-

chairperson. Jyotsna (Chittoor), Anjali (East Godavari), Girija

(Nellore), Usharani (Kurnool) and Parvati (Guntur) have been elected

executive members.

Speaking on the occasion, Swarna Vani said that and an action plan

would be formulated to ameliorate the sufferings of AIDS victims. She

said the district committees would be in touch with the families of

HIV-affected people at mandal level and submit a report to the State

committee. Based on the report, the State committee would try to

solve the problems of the victims at State and national level. India

Network of People Living with AIDS-HIV (INP+) women coordinator Asha,

TNP+ president Ramesh and secretary Jadgeesh were present

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