Imphal: Manipur Aids Action Net (MAAN) has appealed to the state government to endorse the Revised AIDS Policy during the ongoing monsoon session of the Manipur Legislative Assembly on Saturday.
As the effort to control HIV and AIDS without answer to the problems of the People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA) and attempt to prevent and control it without the active participation of the PLHA has been futile, Lalpu Hmangte, general secretary, MAAN told a press conference at the Manipur Press Club.
He said in view of the needs, MAAN had organized a consultation workshop on AIDS Policy during which five committee members were elected.
They are Arjun Singh, SASO, Chitra Ahanthem, Sobita Mangsatabam, WAD, P Varu, Engender Society and Hegin, MNP+, Hmangte further informed.
The Manipur State AIDS Policy (review) Committee was also pleased to incorporate the suggestions and proposals of the new committee, he added.
Hmangte said several requests were made to Health Minister Jayentakumar, Speaker I Hemochandra and Dr I Ibohalbi, Secretary, MLFA of the previous SPF-I government for early implementation of the revised state AIDS Policy in the year 2010.
The revised AIDS Policy needs to enforce in the best interest of the PLHA and the general population in order to bring to halt to the spread of HIV, the MAAN general secretary maintained. (NNN)
