Maharashtra State AIDS Control Society’s order states: ‘Starting January 1, cut down gatherings, IEC activity, street plays aimed at HIV prevention’ THE NEW year began on a grim note for 179 NGOs as a terse circular from the Maharashtra State AIDS Control Society (MSACS) directed the activists to suspend ‘targeted intervention’ activities related to HIV prevention. People working in the field of HIV prevention had hoped for a fresh start this year, considering last year, they were hit by fund paucity, shortage of condoms, lack of testing kits and no salaries.
“Already, several activities have been stopped such as health camps as there are no testing kits,” said Kalyani Patil, Pune district programme officer of MSACS.

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