Government Aims to Make Telangana HIV-Free, says Ponnam

A massive awareness rally was organised in Hyderabad as part of efforts to create awareness among people about the prevention, early detection and treatment of HIV, AIDS, syphilis and other related diseases. 

Telangana Minister Ponnam Prabhakar flagged off the rally at the HMDA Grounds. Around 1,500 people participated in the rally, which was held from the HMDA Grounds to the Necklace Road Railway Station.

Ponnam Prabhakar said the state government, the Health and Medical Department and



the Telangana State AIDS Control Society were working together to make Telangana an HIV-free state under the slogan “Be Positive – Stop HIV Positive.” 

“Today, we organised a campaign and rally with the aim of making Telangana AIDS-free. Many people participated in the rally, and we hope that Telangana will become AIDS-free in the coming days. We are also working towards building a drug-free and healthy Telangana. The aim of today’s rally is to prevent AIDS and spread awareness among the people,” he said.