CENTER FOR COMMUNITY MEDICINE
AIIMS
"AIDS
Education & Training Cell" was established at Center for Community Medicine in
November 1998. This cell is in continuation of the erstwhile NGO-AIDS cell
which has ceased to exit w.e.f. September-October 1998.
The "AIDS Education
& Training Cell" works in
the areas of HIV/AIDS prevention, education, training and counselling.
Dr. Bir Singh, Additional Professor of Community
Medicine is the Co-ordinator of this
Cell.
This Cell
runs a Telephonic Helpline called "Shubhchintak" which works from 10AM to 5PM on all working days
and answers queries of the clients about
HIV/AIDS, sexuality issues and problems and family-life education. This service
came into force from December 1, i.e. World AIDS Day, 1998.
Apart from the telephonic
AIDS helpline “Shubhchintak”, the AETC also launched an internet based helpline
AIDS
“e-Shubhchintak”.
