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Awareness through infotainment

Bangalore: The Red Ribbon Express (RRE) will provide basic information on HIV infection, routes of transmission, protecting oneself from the infection, counselling/testing and other relevant issues are displayed in the first three coaches.

Visitors, who will be allowed to view the display between 9 a.m. and 5.30 p.m., will have touchscreen games, audio-visuals, interactive models that will entertain as well as provide information, the State Health Commissioner P.N. Srinivasachary said on Friday. He said a map showing the prevalence of HIV in the country and the national response to the disease will be displayed. The fourth coach has a 60-seater auditorium for training healthcare providers.

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