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.