Non-Governmental Organizations Contribution to HIV/ AIDS Awareness in Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri District

Abstract

The most dreadful disease which kills mankind nowadays was discovered in 1981¹. It was first found in a homosexual person. In India, in the year 1986, the first HIV+ve infected person, a commercial sex worker, was found at Vellore². Soon afterwards, the impact of HIV in the society has become very familiar due to its fast spreading nature. This incurable disease slowly emerges to destroy mankind completely. Hence a global method to prevent HIV / AIDS has to be adopted. Even now, the remedial medication for HIV/ AIDS is still under experimentation. In this regard it apt to quote prevention is better the cure. So, prevention methods are employed instead. These methods could prevent / stop the spread of HIV / AIDS. But they are not curable. The most essential thing is to train the young adolescents to know about the danger of HIV/AIDS and precautionary.