Berhampur: The Odisha AIDS Control Society has launched a programme to sensitize adolescent students in schools on HIV, AIDS and sexual transmission diseases, an official said Monday.
The adolescent education programme was launched in Ganjam district, having the highest number of HIV positive persons in the state.
The children will be made aware of the cause of the spread of STDs by the teachers in the district, AIDS control programme officer in Ganjam, Hemant Sahu, said here.
The programme has been launched in collaboration with the school and mass education department. (PTI)