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COMMUNITY MEDICINE DEPARTMENT
GMERS MEDICAL COLLEGE, SOLA,
AHMEDABAD - 380060
REPORT: WORLD AIDS DAY 2018
Title - Brief Report on World AIDS DAY 2018 observance
Organized by
Department of Community medicine Sola, Ahmedabad
Theme: “Know your status”
The department of Community Medicine, GMERS Sola has been regularly organizing and
celebrating various days of public health importance in the premises of Institute for
undergraduate and in the catchment areas of RHTC and UHTC, to which World AIDS Day
is no exception. This year too after getting financial approval from Dean, GMERS,
Medical College, Sola, Department of Community medicine, GMERS Medical College
sola, organized various competitions like poster making, slogan writing, extempore debate,
essay writing and role play on the occasion of observance of World AIDS Day 2018 for
undergraduate students in two days activities on 30th November & 1st December and then
extended for the entire week in field practice areas of RHTC, UHTC with the central
theme “Know Your Status”,.
Top three winners in each category were awarded mementos and appreciation
certificate were given to all participants. It was interdepartmental activity as Judges were
mainly Professor & Head and Associate Professor from various departments of the
Institute. Guidelines for each competition and for evaluation were prepared. Total 150
registrations were received. Poster making and slogan wirting competition was held on 30th
November at department of Community medicine while debate competition and role play
were held at 375 lecture hall and Dean, spoke on his work experiences on HIV/AIDS and
appreciated and further encouraged students for active participation, It was attended by
Professor & head of various department, faculties, intern doctors, undergraduate and staff
members of Institute this lead to fruitful debate discussion on various topic like HIV Self
Testing: Hype or Hope Know Your Status: Why everyone needs to OR Why Not….a
Public Health perspective, Mandatory Pre operative HIV testing: Health care provider v/s
Patient perspective, Legalization of Prostitution: Barrier or Facilitator to HIV prevention,
Mandatory Pre employment HIV testing: Employer v/s Employee perspective. After the
extempore debate whole discussion was summarized by assistant professor Dr harsh
Bakshi with concluding remarks. Prof & Head of Medicine Department Dr Parul Bhatt
introduced Medical Officer and Staff working at ART Centre. Medical officer shared his
experience of treating HIV/AIDS cases and how know your status theme is linked with
vision 90-90-90.
For raising awareness in community IEC activities were extended on 1st week of
December in various schools for school based and Anganwadi Centre for community based
activities in the catchment areas of RHTC and UHTC. Under the leadership of assistant
professor along with Tutor, Lady Medical Officer (LMO), Public Health Nurse (PHN) and
actively supported by the paramedical staff it was attended by 661 students and 45
beneficiaries in 9 school (1 colleges) 2 Anganwadi Centre in field practice are of
RHTC/UHTC. Awareness session were arranged, followed by question answer sessions and
distribution of IEC material and awarded with token prizes. Sessions were held in schools,
colleges and community, related to awareness about the dreaded virus, modes of its
transmission as well as measures for its prevention. An insight into basic knowledge of ICTC
and ART centres was shown emphasizing importance of self-testing and early diagnosis and
pamphlets were distributed for the same. After each session, questionnaires were also held
and winners were rewarded. Following are the details of the sessions and some photographs
from the events. Staff of RHTC and UHTC was also awarded with appreciation certificate.
Details of awareness campaign in catchment areas of RHTC & UHTC
Sr.
No.
Date Time Place of the session Session addressed by No. of
Beneficiaries
1 3/12/18 11-12pm GIA Polytechnic college, Sola Dr. Roshni Dave 150 students
2 5/12/18 10-11am BhavinVidhyaviharVandematram Dr. Nirmika Patel
Mr. MoizMeghrajiya
120 students
3 5/12/18 12-1pm Shah VVH school, Ognaj Dr. Nirmika Patel 90 students
4 5/12/18 11-12 pm N.M.Patel high school, Rancharda Dr. AzbahPirzada 103 students
5 5/12/18 1-2 pm Ranchhodpura Anganwadi
(community session)
MsBhavikaChaudhary
Dr. AzbahPirzada
30 females
of the village
6 6/12/18 10-11am Unnati high school, Chanakyapuri,Sola Dr. Nirmika Patel 40 students
7 6/12/18 11-12pm Gajanand High school, Vadsar Dr. AzbahPirzada 112 students
8 7/12/18 10 -11 am SaantejVidhyavihar, Saantej Ms. BhavikaChaudhary 46 students
9 7/12/18 11-12pm Indiraparu anganwadi, Ognaj Dr. Nirmika Patel 15
beneficiaries
TOTAL BENEFICIARIES- 661 students and 45 females in community
GLIMPSE OF THE ACTIVITIES OF DAY
POSTER MAKING AND SLOGAN WRITING COMPETITION AT DEPT OF CM, GMERS SOLA
OBSERVATION OF POSTER MAKING AND SLOGAN WRITING BY DEAN, GMERS SOLA
DEBATE COMPITITION ON HIV/AIDS THEME ART CENTRE TEAM SHARING THEIR EXPERIENCES
ROLE PLAY BY FIRST YEAR MBBS STUDENTS SPEECH BY DR. NITIN VORA, DEAN, SOLA
PRIZE DISTRIBUTION BY DEAN, SOLA TEAM, COMMUNITY MEDICINE, SOLA
IEC campaign by Dr. Roshni Dave (LMO UHTC) at GIA Polytechnic College
IEC campaign by Dr. Nirmika Patel, (Tutor), at VVH high school Ognaj.
IEC campaign by Dr. Azbah Pirzada, (LMO), at Rancharda school
Community based session at Ranchhodpura, by Ms. Bhavika, PHN Dr. AzbahPirzada,LMO,RHTC taking the session at Vadsar
Dr. Nirmika addressing the community based awareness session at Ognaj-anganwadi
Staff of RHTC and IEC distribution among beneficiaries of schools and Anganwadi
Acknowledgement:
It is really heartening to see the tremendous response from undergraduate students who actively
participated. It has been possible due to the team efforts of every one from the staff of department
of community Medicine and interdepartmental participation by giving inputs from faculties of
various department to declare the winners. Finally multitude of activities requires logistics and
resources, we are very much thankful to Dean of our institute Dr. Nitin Vora, who permitted this
activity, supported us not only financially but also guided and facilitated.