SHILLONG, Dec 1: Meghalaya AIDS Control Society (MACS) today organised a bike-cum-vintage car rally in the city on t World AIDS Day to raise awareness level against stigma attached to and discrimination against HIV patients.
The rally went to different places in the city to spread the awareness against stigmatization of HIV patient’s.
Speaking on the occasion, the project director of MACS, Dr R Allya informed that there are 5000 registered HIV patients in the state while more than 6000 HIV patients are yet to come forward to enlist them.
She also stressed on the need to treat HIV patients equally while clarifying that HIV is not a contagious disease
