Gujarti AIDS awareness magazine launched

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AIDS awareness magazine launched

Gujarti-language publication expands discussion of AIDS to non-English speaking

community

The Times of India/ Thursday, March 19, 2009

Rajkot --- First ever magazine in Gujarati language to spread AIDS prevention

awareness was launched in the city on Thursday.

" There are few magazines on the subject in the country, but most of them are in

English. The way AIDS is spreading among the different segments of the society,

there was a need to start a publication dedicated to AIDS-related details in

vernacular languages, " said Arun Dave of AIDS Prevention Club.

He said there are more than 1.45 lakh HIV infected patients in Gujarat, and in

Rajkot district, the figure is around 16,000 which include 6,000-odd in Rajkot

city.

Date Posted: 3/19/2009

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