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Students take out AIDS awareness rally

Special Correspondent

Puducherry: Volunteers of the National Service Scheme (NSS) attached to the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) at Kalapet took out a rally to create awareness on AIDS among the people and distributed 1,000 booklets on World AIDS Day on Friday.

B.V. Balachandar, Medical Officer, Government Hospital, Sister Elesy, an official of the "Shanti Bhavan" a privately managed HIV and AIDS care centre at Chinnakalapet, vice principal of JNV R. Kamalam, NSS Programme officer V. Prasad were among those who spoke on various aspects of HIV and AIDS before the medical officer flagged off the rally, according to a release from the school.

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