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Volume-51

Communicate Minds
15th Dec 2006 FORTNIGHTLY

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Khirod Ch. Malick Pitabasa Sethi Ajoy Shroff Jogeswar Majhi Shiv Prasad Meher Aurobinda Mahapatra

BISWA IN WORLD AIDS DAY CELEBRATION

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Editorial BISWA in World AIDS Day celebration Insight to HIV AIDS Other BISWA News

As a part of the day long celebration in connection with the World AIDS Day on 1 Dec 2006 a cycle rally was organized by the students of N.S.C.B.College in collaboration with BISWA twenty motor cyclists went around the city in a rally. The rally was flagged of by Mr. Khirod Chandra Malick, Chairman BISWA at its Central Office at Danipali. The Rally passed through Khetrajpur Railway Station, Modipara, Zilla School, Dhanupali, Sindurpank, Ainthapali, G.M.College, Church and Hospital Road in the city before culminating in the Office campus. About two thousand leaflets on AIDS awareness were
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distributed among the public on behalf of BISWA. An AIDS Awareness Camp was organized at Janardan Pujari High School field, Sindurpank jointly by District Red Cross, Sambalpur and Regional Farmers Welfare Committee, Sindurpank. It was chaired by Joy George, Secretary, District Red Cross, Sambalpur. Dr. Narayani Panda, Vice Chairman of District Red Cross, Dr. Ramesh Chandra Nanda, CDMO, Dr. Tribikram Panda, ADMO and others spoke on the causes and control of AIDS. Representatives from BISWA Aadhar , Samarpan, Utsarga and Rotary Club participated in the meeting.
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Chief Editor Debabrata Malick Editor Kiranbala Acharya

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EDITORIAL FROM THE CHAIRMANS DESK

BISWA has given all of you a platform to experiment your vision and mission. It is for you to take proper initiative. We must race against the race. Recently I have noticed a decline in the motivation amongst you. I have further observed that our resources are not being utilized properly? This is not a good trend at all. Your complaints should be accompanied by suggestions as well. Let us get rid of the bureaucratic attitude. This is the sign of a true Development Worker. Let us be more accountable and more responsible. Being in the Developmental Sector, we should establish a separate identity. We should be different from common people. Otherwise we will be moving in the right direction but will never reach the destination or reach very late. Let us pledge to work as a committed social worker.

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Bhawani Shankar Mishra represented BISWA on this occasion. AIDS cases are adding up rapidly in spite of our efforts to subtract it rapidly. But in any case, it must be our combined responsibility to see that AIDS cases do not multiply. Bill Melinda Gates Foundation, formed by the Microsoft giant Bill Gates has taken up the great cause to fight this menace globally. Several p r o m i n e n t p e r s o n a l i t i e s , Bollywood and Hollywood actors / actresses have joined in this initiative. It is equally alarming to note that AIDS is on rise in our State also. To check this; awareness is more important than rehabilitation. In this context, BISWA is playing a pivotal role. We h a v e o r g a n i z e d m a n y p r o g r a m m e s throughout the State. The motor-cycle rally and meeting on the World AIDS Day is a positive step in this direction. The Organisation is contemplating a long term action plan to check this menace effectively.

BISWA IN FICCI SEMINAR

INSIGHT TO HIV/AIDS

Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry In recent years the unique disease which has (FICCI) organized a two day seminar on Indian Rural & snatched away the sweet sleep of the health Development 2006 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi from fraternity is the AIDS. It has assumed the proportion 4th to 6th Dec, 2006. The main objective of the program of a pandemic and has threatened the very was to educate the participants about the new innovations existence of the human race. In comparison to the in the field of rural entrepreneurship development. The other infectious diseases like the Hansens disease seminar also aimed towards informing the opportunities and Tuberculosis which have coexisted with the for international collaboration. The honorable President human race for thousand of years, the history of of India Dr. A. P. J Abdul Kalam was the Chief-Guest and AIDS is very short, so short that it has only attained he delivered the inaugural speech At the end of the the age of its Silver Jubilee in 2005. program vote of thanks was proposed by Dr. Amit Mitra. The vast majority of the general people remains Secretary General FICCI. On behalf of BISWA Dr. Avantee uninformed about sex and sexually transmitted Pradhan, Research Officer attended the seminar.

infections (STIs). Although majority groups have heard of AIDS, many do not know HIV is spreading and they do not believe that every human being is at risk. Those people who do know something about HIV often do not protect themselves because they lack the skills, the support or the means to adopt safe behaviors. Migration, low literacy, poverty, urbanization, unsafe sex practices and ignorance about the transmission of the disease are major factors for the spread of the killer syndrome. Counseling, educating the general people about HIV, and teaching them skills in negotiation, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision-making and communication, improves their self-confidence and ability to make informed choices such as postponing sex until they are matured enough to protect themselves from HIV, other STDs/RTIs and unwanted pregnancies.

intervention projects are now being run by the NGOs in several districts for commercial sex workers, truckers, migrant laborers, fisher folk community, jail inmates and slum women labour force.

decreased. iii.IDUs :Intravenous drug users. It is a very common mode of transmission among the intravenous drug users by sharing common syringes and needles. i v. O c c u pa t i o n a l transmission of HIV :by accidental needle pricks of health personal. Chances 0 . 3 % i n c a s e o f HIV but 6-30% in Hepatitis-B virus. v . V e r t i c a l Tr a n s m i s s i o n : F r o m mother to foetus/ Infant.During pregnancy: virus passes through the placenta.Intra-partum (During delivery) through c o n ta c t w i t h b l o o d a n d vaginal secretion of mother.Post natal:-

TRANMISSION OF HIV/ AIDS:

i.Sexual Contact: Heterosexual Transmission Male to female transmission is eight times more efficient than
female to male transmission. It is proved in 10yrs prospective study in USA. The reason being prolonged exposure of the virginal cervical mucosa and Endometrium to the infected seminal fluid.- H o m o s e x u a l Practice42% of new cases of AIDS among men occur by this route.-Anal SexMostly receptive partner suffers more risky than virginal sex.O r a l SexMuch less efficient mode of infection can occur through this route.Female to female Possible but rare.

through breast milk. vi.Saliva/Tear These fluids contain HIV in very small number and rare mode of transmission. BISWA plan of Action:

ii.Transmission by blood Orissa State AIDS Control Society (OSACS) has undertaken targeted intervention programs in the state for highly vulnerable populations. Targeted and blood products : This type of transmission is very common. After introduction of mandatory testing of blood unit this incidence has

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Convergence of all activities and concentrated efforts towards creating awareness on HIV/AIDS. Organizing Workshops, Seminars, group interaction and quiz competition at different level at different times. Creation of Information centers at different level e.g. Panchayat, Block & District. If you want to subscribe on line The Link, please log on to our website: www.biswa.org/newsletter
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HEALTH CAMP AT BHATLI

A health camp was organized by BISWA as a part of RCH-II program on 13th Nov, 2006 at Bhatli village in Jujumura block. treating physician Dr. Anil Mishra observed that the patients are mainly affected by malaria and common cold. The health workers of BISWA Mr. Ashis Panda and Mr. Prakash Sahoo were present in the camp.
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More than 300 patients received treatment in that camp. The

SEMINAR ON HIV/ AIDS

A three day seminar on HIV/AIDS was organized by DIAKONIA at Puri, Orissa from 15th to 17th Dec, 2006. The objective of the program was to discuss on the issues related to HIV/AIDS and to bring out the possible solutions for the society. Dr. Avantee Pradhan, Research Officer participated in the seminar on behalf of BISWA.

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program on Laws Related to Women at CYSD, Bhubanswer from 23rd to 25th Nov 2006. The objective of the program was to educate the participant counsellors on legal systems, Indian Constitution and Constitutional provisions for the women and also to implement some idea about Right To Information (RTI). On behalf of BISWA Ms. Rosalene Panda, Counselor SWADHAR attended the training program. This training program was supported by OXFAM.

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