Kaladan News
Dated:
A Workshop on HIV/ AIDs
Launched in Burmese Refugee Camp
Teknaf,
May 31: A workshop on raising
awareness about HIV/Aids was launched in the Burmese refugee camp of Nayapara
on
The
young and old, male and female at about 100 refugees from the refugee camp were
participated in the workshop.
This
kind of workshop will be held in phases on ways to prevent transmission of HIV
in near future, said Khan Nobinur Rahaman Wahid, field assistant of UNHCR,
according to a participant named Shomsul Alam.
“The
main objective is to empower the refugees with information, skills and
knowledge related to the issue so that they can initiate actions in combating
HIV/AIDs said,” Medical Team Leader AKM Abdul Noor who was also presentation of
key notes of the workshop.
Organized
by the UNHCR of HIV/Aids Foundation Project of FDAB Cox’s Bazar and funded by
UNICEF, the workshop on “Advocacy for prevention of HIV/ Aids”
held on 29th May, said another participant named Shabbir.
The
trainer of FDAB Mohammad Iqbal advised to the refugees in turn will organize
campaigns to educate other refugees on how to prevent transmission of HIV and
eventually raise social awareness among the young generation about the
prevention of the deadly disease, he further said.
Advocate
Ayub Rahaman, Chairman of the workshop delivered the welcome address at the
opening session of the workshop.
Lead facilitator of the workshop Mohammad
Iqbal and Dr. Monsorul Hakim, medical officer of FDAB, and also technical
analyst for HIV/Aids, said it is a global advocacy campaign by and for the
young people to ensure that policies, programs as well as financial and
personal investment in young people are taken into consideration by the policy
makers while dealing with HIV/Aids issue.
Mr. Assaduz Zaman, the Camp-in-Charge and also
Chief Guest of the workshop said, “The old policy has proved inadequate to
ensure the care and treatment support to the people with the disease. The
treatment and care support is very poor in the country. The policymakers should
come out of the thoughts of old policy and introduce new policy of 2005.”
Terming
drugs HIV/Aids as major threats to young generation across the globe and no
country was free from the potential twine curses. He called on the NGOs to come forward and
supplement government efforts to effectively prevent spread of Aids and drug
addiction.
Mohammad
Hafizur Rahaman, police inspector of the refugee camp, Sha Alam, Sofador of
Nayapara BDR camp, Khan Nabinur Rahaman Wahid, field assistant of UNHCR, Abdur
Rahim, officer of Ansar attended the workshop while Mohamed Abul Khasem, an
officer of FDAB of Chittagong Branch was a chief guest, Shah Alam a participant
confirmed. ##
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